Goofy Mufi goes after the homeless

[KamaAina]

Cripes. I should have known. But hey, it's the first thing he's done in half a year that doesn't involve destroying something of Jeremy Harris'...

http://starbulletin.com/2005/06/03/news/index2.html

The first sweep could be as early as today, but city Department of Parks and Recreation Director Lester Chang declined to release details on when and where the sweeps would be, saying there is no set schedule for the homeless evictions.

The city did notify service providers who help the homeless by e-mail earlier this week and said the sweeps would be held tonight, June 16 and 30, and July 8 and 21, but did not give details on locations....

But homeless advocates say the sweeps are not only unnecessary, but make the island's homeless situation worse. "Just as you're starting to make headway with a family ... just as you get them hooked into the various resources, you have to find them (after a sweep) and start things going again," said Margot Schrire, chairwoman of Partners in Care, a group dedicated to ending homelessness in the islands....

Others who work with the homeless also said they were worried that the upcoming series of Honolulu sweeps, coupled with those earlier this year in West Oahu and the Waianae Coast, signal a stepping up of homeless evictions from city parks under Mayor Mufi Hannemann's administration.

"But did not give details on locations". Goodness, we wouldn't want them to just pack up and go somewhere else, now would we? That'd take all the fun out of it! :sarcasm:

Our ranking in the annual list of meanest cities toward the homeless has been slipping for a cuple of years now. Mufi looks ready to get us moving back toward Number One! (even though he's full of Number Two)

[yorkiemommie1]

1. i just got thru reading this on the SB site

solutions not going to be easy to find. hard to read about this happening in my hometown.

[Quetzal]

2. Duke said it best in the debates

"A city is judged based upon its treatment of its poor"

Kick the homeless out of everywhere Mufi while you are at it - Sooner or later, they will be right at your doorstep at Honolulu Hale demanding justice.

I have no idea as to where they will go - Out to sea? Mufi, you're fucking crazy.