Sacramento Homeless blog

In an email I received from Joan Burke of Loaves & Fishes it says this [in bold] [My comments in red.]: Peaceful SafeGround Rally at Sacramento City Hall 10 AM on Thursday, September 10, 2009 Sacramento City Hall 915 I Street Sacramento, 95814 Why Hasn't Sacramento Provided a Safe and Legal Place to Camp? [As Ms. Burke knows better than anyone, the mayor is making an effort to create a legal campground, Stepping Stone , that has been waylaid, in part, by her organization and its lawyer with the misadventure on C Street , near 13th.] The number of homeless people has risen by 14% in just two years. [This is an example of misuse of statistics by discarding unfavorable data . The reasonable/normative timespan of change to observe here is one year. But that change was only 4.6% , and wouldn't have seemed alarming.] Shelters are turning away hundreds of men, woman and children every night for lack of space. [This implies that people are being turned away at the door and bei...

Definitions of words used to describe users of Loaves & Fishes's services. definition dictionary.com merriam-webster guest a person who receives the hospitality of a club, a city, or the like; a person who patronizes a hotel, restaurant, etc., for the lodging, food, or entertainment it provides. a person to whom hospitality is extended;a person who pays for the services of an establishment (as a hotel or restaurant) patron a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, esp. a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like. one who buys the goods or uses the services offered especially by an establishment denizen a person who regularly frequents a place; habitué: the denizens of a local bar . one that frequents a place People who regularly use services that Loaves & Fishes provides come to be aware that they are referred to as "guests" on signage and from the mouths of staff. I have noticed that in the class-action complaint that attorney Mark Merin submitted...