It’s that way all over the country and has gotten worse with Covid. We forget how many people were affected professionally due to Covid and how many lost jobs and opportunities because of it.
You should call Norman PD.
this will be fun. It's a complex problem but essentially our city government has not taken any steps to discourage the growth of our homeless population or manage it. I would recommend that people who want to be informed on this read Michael Schnellenberger's book on the topic called San Fransicko. It's a data based read on why the most deployed solutions don't work and what will work. Net is it's not about available housing and continuing to throw money at the problem will also not work. you cannot provide service to the homeless without the willingness to manage to strict criteria on how and when you get support.
COVID????? Get real, our southern border is wide open and thousands come in daily!!!!!! They have no place to go!!!!!!!!!
My favorite thing about the “open borders” narrative is that it doesn’t hold up to any level of scrutiny
This is spot on. It’s Norman residents that are suddenly becoming homeless. It’s homeless that hear thru other homeless of communities that make it easier for the homeless so they relocate to those communities.
I live in broken arrow and we’ve noticed a lot more homeless coming from Tulsa. It’s getting bad
From what I understand, there is talks of converting the building next to Tara's and the soon-to-be vacant Norman Regional Hospital on Porter for these types of facilities, which sounds like a terrible idea.
I dont even know if I should entertain such a question…
What makes a college town more desirable for homeless than a regular town? Edmond is a town of 100k people vs about 130k in Norman. I never saw camps of people sleeping at Mitch Park
In my experience, most homeless are not Mexican or Central/South American. In reality, I see them doing all the **** jobs the homeless (without mental illness) refuse to do. But it doesn't matter for those lazy ones, because they can just stand by the road with a sad sign and make several hundred dollars in less than 8 hrs. I offer food/water if I have it. If they refuse, it's pretty obvious what they are doing. If they are truly desperate/in need, they will take anything.
Norman's homeless issue didn't "get worse with Covid", respectfully. It started getting bad with Mayor Lewallen, and then exploded under Mayor Clark - waaaay before the Chinese developed and spread the Covid virus in fall of 2019. These aren't just homeless people either, they aren't looking for somewhere lay their head at night, they are the same people in the same spots trying to get money for drugs. Norman coddled them and now they are here for good.
You obviously have zero understanding of the homeless problem.
who needs a carrot? just dangle a rock in front of their face mask and watch em run like Forrest. Ha ha couldn't help myself
Instead of complaining I’m sure the rest of the board is interested in solutions to helping the problem, let’s hear it, Joel Osteen.
college towns are filled with sympathetic big hearted kids who want to believe - same reason a political party goes there trolling for votes
I’m glad you let one person affect your view on 600,000 people!!!
The money being spent on housing illegal immigrants would be better spent on already existing problems like homelessness and mental health care for veterans/service members.
This has nothing to do with the top 1%. You think if the govt collected more taxes from the top 1%, they would distribute that money responsibly to help the homeless?
Only morons think the government can solve anything. Dont waste your time man
Maybe states shouldn’t spend billions per year housing illegals and put it towards homelessness instead.
Pass loitering laws, enforce them, crack down on drugs? Basic stuff here. Can't help people that are strung out. Whatever people are left can go through whatever avenues there currently are that help people with mental illness.
Maybe your President, if he even knows what day of the week it is, could do his damn job and secure the border. You know....actually do his main job of protecting AMERICANS and enforcing the borders instead of letting millions in ILLEGALLY. My grandparents live on the border in Laredo, and cannot tell you how many times they have had things stolen, broken, and people just trying to get into their home at night. Since you brought politics into this, I will hit you back.
Yep, when Brea and her friends on the City Council were in charge is when the homeless problem exploded
