Elizabeth
@easowers
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east coast born, west coast bred.
San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2012
"Research shows it costs taxpayers $31,065 a year to criminalize a single person experiencing homelessness while the yearly cost for providing supportive housing is $10,051." https://t.co/26b85LFTNL
housingmatters.urban.org
Alternative responses to homelessness, such as permanent supportive housing, reduced police involvement, and wraparound services, can help reduce burdens on city budgets.
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TECH CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND SAN FRANCISCO TEACHERS HAVE TO DO A SICK OUT TO BRING ATTENTION TO MISSING PAYCHECKS
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This should really mark the end of the “benevolent billionaire” myth. Not only did Musk pay $44 billion for Twitter when he could’ve ended starvation globally with that money, he also has already literally backed out of a $6 billion promise to the UN to help solve world hunger.
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Just spent 40 minutes filming cops in Redwood City CA. Let me tell you what I saw.
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Happy Filipino American History month! In just over 100 years, Filipinos went from being shown in zoo exhibits (🤬) to being the 2nd largest Asian voting block in the US. We must not forget where we’ve come from, and where we can go.
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose family owes the government some $3.7 billion in taxes, casually spending money and possibly gov’t resources to watch Singapore F1. Meanwhile, thousands of Filipino families are still displaced after a super typhoon ravage PH 🔗 https://t.co/gGdRbRfZLW
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This @nytimes feature on ordinary people who have survived the horrors of Martial Law should reach more Filipinos. It amplifies the truth that EVERYBODY was vulnerable to abuses during the dark era. Echo their stories, remember their faces. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #ML50
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We as a nation have: -71 days until midterm elections -53 days until Taylor Swift’s new album drops Here is a checklist to make sure you'll be prepared:
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it’s only “quiet quitting” if it comes from the Champagne region of France otherwise it's just sparkling boundaries
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Kim Kardashian used 232,000 more gallons of water than she's permitted to, in the middle of a historic drought. Sylvester Stallone went 230,000 gallons over his allowance. The average Angeleno uses just 72 gallons of water per day
latimes.com
The celebs were among 2,000 Las Virgenes Municipal Water District customers who recently received 'notices of exceedence' for water usage.
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