the progressive paper. the Community Alliance has been reporting and chronicling the truth
http://fresnoalliance.com/wordpress/?p=1313
the City and the Fresno Bee will say one thing... like the Homeless are being helped.. but the truth is very different.
It is average people that have collected toilet paper to put in the porta potties that people donate money to so the homeless at least have a place to go to the bathroom.
from a previous article
http://fresnoalliance.com/wordpress/?p=5568
The Community Alliance has taken the lead in providing portable toilets to three homeless encampments in downtown Fresno, which improves their lives giving them some privacy and dignity. It also keeps the community cleaner and prevents health problems associated with sanitation problems. If you would like to help with this project, send a contribution or simply drop off a box of toilet paper at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence (1584 N. Van Ness Ave., Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–3 p.m.). We guarantee you that 100% of your contribution will benefit the homeless.
We put up portable toilets at the encampments because the City of Fresno refused to provide this basic service for our homeless brothers and sisters. Somehow, they seemed to think that bulldozing homeless people’s shelters and chasing them from one vacant lot to another made more sense. The city spent more than $200,000 destroying homeless people’s property (last October and November) and making their lives more miserable, while at the same time claiming they had no money to open warming or cooling centers. In July, we expect the city to bulldoze homeless encampments in the vicinity of the Monterey Bridge (San Benito and Broadway), including Pastor Ray Polk’s homeless ministry. Polk is praying for a miracle.
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