Is it? The number of unsheltered people in DC is apparently 690 people according to the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness. That's an apartment building's worth of people. Yes some of these people need additional support, such as Domestic Violence, addiction, mental health, job training, etc. but finding places for people to live is a problem with policy, not possibility.

depends on the drug.

But regardless, a lot.

When was this? June 1st - July 5th, 2018? Because it seems to me that the old DC I knew is back!

Absolutely sick of this rain. It should be snow.

How much is 30 grand worth of drugs?

What "old dc"? Wtf are you talking about? It's fine over here. I live here. if anything, it's better.

Oh wow. I thought it was just methadone and job placement - I didn’t realize it was the full mental health therapy and training. That’s awesome. Thank you for the knowledge.

LOL from the Freakanomics guy back in 1998.

Basically, kids going into or coming out of schools fight and occassionally shoot at each other. Safe Passage workers are supposed to be there so they don't get violent.

Thanks for sharing the article. I’ve known the general rule for a long time, but the article cleared up something that had always seemed to contradict the rule:

Only “streets” are subject to the convention. Avenues, roads, drives, and other minor streets do not conform to the alphabetical progression. “Places,” on the other hand, usually appear one block north of the correspondingly lettered street and often share the same first letter.

So now I understand why Quincy Place and Todd Place are in eckington, which is covered by the first alphabet.

The violence interrupters and Safe Passage team are a pathetic use of public funding.

FTFY. Safe Passage team are getting a lot of criticism as well for not doing anything, including not showing up for their post.

I think it is just that. A fertilized egg in a test tube. It isn't viable.... how can you think it is a life when it doesn't have the capacity to live?

Ugh, this makes me so sad. I'm sorry. I get cringy gaslighting vibes from the owner's response.
I feel like the response I expect would be more like, "Dang, I know who you're talking about. We'll talk to that person and assess their continued employment. We really want you here, so here's some free stuff for your trouble."

Not "Actually, no, uh, we're super not racist, but also, that couldn't have been us! That lady, who, again, was not an owner but who is definitely employed by us, was just trying to be nice! But I guess you wouldn't know about that. Look who's the racist now!"

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Agreed. With zoning limits and minimal available space to feed the massive housing shortage, this is the result. I would rather have more units that are in the small side than nice big units that only high-earners can afford.

It's interesting to note that the homeless population in DC is at it's lowest point in several years, mostly due to a decrease in homeless families. According to the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, there are only 690 people living on the street in a given night (with more in emergency shelters). That's roughly the amount of people who could fit into a single apartment building. For all the amount of time, money, and energy devoted to this issue, the problem doesn't appear that insurmountable.

https://community-partnership.org/homelessness-in-dc/

I think chemotherapy should be free but I don't have cancer. I don't have to live in dorm housing to be an advocate for density.

> We were never “fancy” new building people, but once you taste in unit laundry, there’s no going back.

It's not that hard to find a building that's older with in-unit laundry.

The last two apartments I've been in had them. They're in a laundry closet next to the HVAC system, which is just fine for a 1br.

I'll take 4 years of no rent increases over a shiny new building any day of the week.

Your best bet will probably be with gay bars. I know Uproar was showing it a few years ago.

+1 I'd love to know which "old DC" OP is talking about because my family has been here since the 60s and uhhhhhhh it's a lot nicer nowadays. There's a family story of a guy being stabbed on our front porch in Cap Hill and never keeping a stereo in the car because they kept getting stolen, but who's counting. Now, houses go for 3m+ and it's quite nice!!!

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Yeah, what do you think it is?

Character is such an interesting euphemism for older. In 25 years all the newer apartments now will have "character"

I think they might be talking about this but got a few details wrong.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_DC_Prostitute_Expulsion

It was early in the Bush administration and SS wasn't involved. MPD tried to make them walk to Arlington but they never crossed the bridge and were eventually driven back to Thomas Circle.

Apart for the humane concerns, another major impetus behind deinstitutionalization was the cost of running asylums and facilities. The MHSA was intended to supplement state provisions with federal grants to support and maintain community mental health facilities. When those federal grants fell through, many states just didn't bother with expanding mental health facilities on their own provisions. I'm sure it's the case that some communities resisted these facilities, but that is not always an impediment. DC, for example, recently built and refurbished homeless shelters in every city ward.