October 2, 2008
Extra Extra: Acronyms Abound
- It's looking more and more likely that KXAN will go off Time Warner Cable at midnight.
- APD Chief Acevedo says that ARCH should be moved because it's too close to "temptation" for the homeless.
- Voter registration at ARCH is up this year.
- Hillary Clinton will be fundraising for Democratic candidate for Senate Rick Noriega in McAllen tonight.
- Jobless rate in Texas is up.
- AG Abbott suing two hotels for price-gouging during Ike.
- DPS getting better about catching uninsured drivers.
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I don't know many bar hopping homeless dudes, Chief. Maybe the cops should get rid of the crack dealers?
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Acevedo seems to be lacking the fundemental common sense you'd think we'd expect from our city's top law enforcement officer.
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Move it
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Yes. Move ARCH away. Far away. Maybe somewhere rural. You know, where they can learn skills and contribute to society by working the land. Then don't let them leave.
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But seriously:
I once heard the land for ARCH was gifted to the organization by a former lawyer, specifically to spite the city of Austin.
Doesn't seem like the most auspicious beginning.
And while 'temptation' might be a condescending term, they are too close to easy drug access, a nightly situation where they can prey upon the inebriated, extort you for money as you park your car, and otherwise act like parasites. Nor is it a positive environment for the temporarily homeless (especially those with children) who actually have the desire and a realistic chance of recovering from the source of their hard times.
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I know that the Salvation Army takes in homeless families with children but I thought the ARCH didn't allow them.
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Web site says they support "homeless individuals and their families." I guess that's still vague enough to exclude kids.
But, as things stand now, they couldn't if they wanted to.
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In their FAQ they say that their focus is on the chronically homeless instead of the transitory homeless - the category most homless families would fall into.
"A “chronically homeless” person is defined as a single individual with a disabling condition,
including mental health and substance abuse problems, who has been continuously
homeless for at least a year or at least four times over the past three years.
Chronically homeless people comprise only 10% to 15% of the homeless population;
however, they use almost 50% of the service resources available to homeless people."
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Move it
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Classic internet gold
http://jb.org/journal/2003-09/manfaye/
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Move it Move it
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So, BramleyDirk, how do you like the current location of ARCH? Is there any action you'd suggest?
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http://jb.org/journal/2003-09/manfaye/
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Scooby,I think the current location sucks, I suggest tearing it down for condos and moving it to Westlake.