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This week we're tackling "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities," a book that dares to ask: What if everything that experts think about homelessness is wrong, and everything that one crank on Twitter thinks about homelessness is right?
Thanks to Ned Resnikoff for helping us with the research for this episode!
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- Inflection Points in Community-level Homeless Rates
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- The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report To Congress
- The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
- San Francisco Homelessness Benchmarking Report
- Homelessness is a Housing Problem
- A randomized trial of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless persons with high use of publicly funded services
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This week we're tackling "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities," a book that dares to ask: What if everything that experts think about homelessness is wrong, and everything that one crank on Twitter thinks about homelessness is right?
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- A randomized trial of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless persons with high use of publicly funded services
- San Francisco Department of Public Health Update Report on Mental Health Reform
- Civil Commitment in the United States
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