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RandySF

(70,613 posts) Sat Nov 2, 2024, 05:50 AM Nov 2

It's hard to vote in California when you're homeless. Why it matters when their voices are silenced

Ciara Lambright has a lot to worry about: Staying safe while living on the streets of San Francisco, trying to prevent people from stealing her belongings, and packing up her small cardboard bed before it gets swept away by police.

The thought of voting this election is just too overwhelming.

“It’s just not top on my list right now,” said 33-year-old Lambright.

Homelessness is arguably the biggest problem facing California today, it’s a top concern for voters and it’s on the ballot, either directly or indirectly, in nearly every city.

https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/10/california-homeless-voting-election/

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It's hard to vote in California when you're homeless. Why it matters when their voices are silenced (Original Post) RandySF Nov 2 OP

It is so hard to climb out of the pit that is poverty. biophile Nov 2 #1

biophile

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1. It is so hard to climb out of the pit that is poverty.

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Sat Nov 2, 2024, 06:30 AM

Nov 2

Being without an address makes it extremely difficult to access help through any program designed to assist the poor. I challenge any conservative who demands that people pull themselves up by their bootstraps to attempt it. They are whiny crying babies anyway - I have no doubt that they would be totally distressed, scared and demanding help from others - government, church, whoever! 🤨😏

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