Editorial: “The human needs of the homeless must be met, because that’s the only way for the right of the rest of the community to be safe on their streets, at their businesses and in their homes to be realized.”
A person sleeps under a space blanket in the middle of the day, with temperatures in the 90s, on Monday, July 17, 2023.The city’s new mayor was right out of the gate with an emergency proclamation: Homelessness is out of control and business as usual just won’t do the job.
The human needs of the homeless must be met, because that’s the only way for the right of the rest of the community to be safe on their streets, at their businesses and in their homes to be realized.Local leaders from Los Angeles to Portland to New York City have made similar statements. Last Tuesday they were joined by, and his call for a mobilization of resources to move at least 1,000 of the Mile High City’s homeless into housing by the end of the year.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall may feel as though she has talked about or worked on little else during her term. But the community needs more fire, more focus, more leadership from her if things are going to get visibly better for the homeless and for the rest of us.
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