San Francisco YC donation to defeat homeless prevention measure
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Re: San Francisco YC donation to defeat homeless prevention measure
#2saw this tweet this morning.
Text Good morning to everyone except @paulg, co-founder of @ycombinator, who just donated $150K to defeat a measure that will prevent 7,000 households from homelessness through eviction defense services & rental assistance.
Re: San Francisco YC donation to defeat homeless prevention measure
#3Disgraceful. I'd like to believe many of Paul Gs opinions go against the incubator he founded but wow.
Re: San Francisco YC donation to defeat homeless prevention measure
#4before everyone dives on the "PG hates the homeless!" bandwagon - consider that perhaps there are other reasons to oppose this bill? There can be many reasons to oppose a piece of legislation beyond simply being opposed to its stated intent.
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#5before everyone dives on the "PG hates the homeless!" bandwagon - consider that perhaps there are other reasons to oppose this bill? There can be many reasons to oppose a piece of legislation beyond simply being opposed to its stated intent.
Sure, they don't hate the idea of helping houseless people, they just hate the idea of that help being legally prioritized over their RoI.
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#6Disgraceful. I'd like to believe many of Paul Gs opinions go against the incubator he founded but wow.
I don't know what I'm voting on this yet, but it's certainly not a simple matter, and there are many smart and compassionate people who don't support the measure. Here are the mayor's thoughts on homelessness (https://medium.com/@LondonBreed/a-bold-approach-to-homelessn...) and why they oppose the measure (https://medium.com/@LondonBreed/statement-from-mayor-london-...)
As I mentioned I don't know which side I'm on yet, but to just lash out at someone who opposes the measure as "disgraceful" means you're either uninformed or unwilling to consider other reasonable perspectives as legitimate. Either way, you can do better
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#7From SF Mayor London Breed: "It does not include a detailed spending plan for the $300M in taxes it seeks to add, nor regular audits of that money, nor adequate public oversight over how it’s spent.
Our homelessness spending has increased dramatically in recent years with no discernible improvement in conditions. Before we double the tax bill overnight, San Franciscans deserve accountability for the money they are already paying."
Full text here: https://medium.com/@LondonBreed/statement-from-mayor-london-...
Re: San Francisco YC donation to defeat homeless prevention measure
#8before everyone dives on the "PG hates the homeless!" bandwagon - consider that perhaps there are other reasons to oppose this bill? There can be many reasons to oppose a piece of legislation beyond simply being opposed to its stated intent.
Sure, they don't hate the idea of helping houseless people, they just hate the idea of that help being legally prioritized over their RoI.
That's bullshit criticism.
Re: San Francisco YC donation to defeat homeless prevention measure
#9Disgraceful. I'd like to believe many of Paul Gs opinions go against the incubator he founded but wow.
Really? Have you read the details of it? There are many valid reasons to be against it.
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#10Sensationalist headline linking to a blatantly biased source - how about some fair discussion of the legislation instead?