Ray Bramson
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Chief Operating Officer @DSTNhome. Housing. Homelessness. People. Place. We are all in it together.
Joined September 2010
Great article by @SusanEllenberg on what’s working and what more is needed to end homelessness in Silicon Valley
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Let’s be honest.
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RT @SJSpotlight: "A perfect storm is forming of dwindling resources and too much need that will undoubtedly wreak havoc if we don’t prepare….
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The wildfires in Los Angeles last month burned more than 12,000 homes and structures, displacing 100,000 people. This happened over the course of just a few devastating weeks. Around the same time on...
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RT @SJSpotlight: "More than any other volunteer experience, the PIT count creates a space where volunteers can really see the true nature o….
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If you ask the feds, homelessness is the worst it has ever been. In December, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its annual homelessness assessment report to Congress. The...
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It’s election season, and while this November’s ballot won’t produce immediate resources to end or prevent homelessness, there are several propositions that could help (or hurt) our collective efforts in the years to come.
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This November you’re not going to see any money for affordable housing on the ballot locally. Nor will you see funding to help support people living on the streets or in deep poverty. There are a lot...
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Holding the line on what works to end homelessness isn’t easy. That’s why we see the political narrative shift so often, especially when times are hardest, to reactive and punitive approaches that have never been effective in the long run.
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In his 2019 State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom forcefully proclaimed that “housing ends homelessness.” With a history working on this issue, Newsom was making a bold statement that the...
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RT @SJSpotlight: The Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund — launched by @DSTNHome in partnership with the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fun….
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A model Bay Area partnership aims to fill the gap in affordable housing projects that are short capital, seeing it as a way to accelerate much needed construction.
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RT @KevinChron: ‘No more excuses’: Gavin Newsom directs California cities to clear homeless encampments.
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Gavin Newsom is pushing California cities to more aggressively clear homeless encampments in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling.
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RT @DSTNHome: The 1st affordable housing development funded by the #BayAreaHousingInnovationFund breaks ground today! This innovative finan….
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RT @SJSpotlight: “It’s been a tremendously successful affordable housing bond. We’re seeing production for the most vulnerable residents li….
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There’s a long history that proves excluding people from public space won’t do a thing to prevent or end homelessness.
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Vagrancy laws have been around since the founding of our country. A set of unclear and often confounding principles, these punitive measures have taken a variety of forms over the years to essentia...
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“If not us, who? If not now, when?” -@jeffolivet @USICHgov . Discussing the need for deep investment in proven homelessness prevention strategies at the #NAEH2024 conference in DC.
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We must invest, not arrest, our way out of homelessness.
We fundamentally reject the #SCOTUS's decision on #JohnsonVGrantsPass today which effectively denies people the right to sleep and criminalizes homelessness. The fact that so many people are living outside in our country is a true societal failure, and now we are making it that
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RT @SJSpotlight: "Despite being the single most effective tool to improve the lives of so many people for decades now in the United States,….
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I often wonder why funding for building affordable housing seems like the first thing to go when budgets get tight. Despite being the single most effective tool to improve the lives of so many...
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RT @DSTNHome: Thank you to all those who joined @pathpartners, @SVatHome and us for an expert panel discussion & tour of Villas at 4th Stre….
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RT @jenloving23: This is why prevention is so important. We see elders every single day on the precipice of homelessness and $300-$500 a mo….
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A budget that puts more money into encampment cleanups than affordable housing development doesn’t make sense. We need more homes to keep our community safe, stabled, and housed, otherwise we’ll just be repeating mistakes of the past.
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It’s Groundhog Day all over again with the proposed 2024 San Jose budget. Yes, it’s true that there’s a different driving narrative this time around, but the answer is still the same: slash all...
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RT @GuyMarzorati: Here’s @jenloving23 on Measure E plan. from @rachaelmyrow on @KQEDnews . “Moving people into safe sleeping sites or tempo….
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Not that more proof points are needed, but here’s another good story with plenty of evidence showing that housing end homelessness.
In 2012, Houston took a bold step, uniting agencies to house the homeless in apartments instead of shelters. Martha Teichner explores this revolutionary approach, slashing homelessness in the area by 63%.
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