{"id":1988039,"date":"2023-08-01T17:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denvers-new-mayor-mike-johnston-plans-crackdown-on-homelessness\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T17:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:23:29","slug":"denvers-new-mayor-mike-johnston-plans-crackdown-on-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denvers-new-mayor-mike-johnston-plans-crackdown-on-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver&#8217;s mayor, Mike Johnston, aims to tackle homelessness effectively."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenvers-new-mayor-mike-johnston-plans-crackdown-on-homelessness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Denver&#8217;s Homelessness Crisis: Mayor Takes Aggressive Action<\/h2>\n<p>As Denver, Colorado&#8217;s \u2062homelessness crisis continues to\u2063 worsen, \u200cthe\u2063 city&#8217;s newly sworn-in mayor\u2062 is planning an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-oz-criticized-trumps-china-trade-policy-in-interview-with-ccp-media\/\" title=\"Dr. Oz Criticized Trump\u2019s China Trade Policy in Interview With CCP Media\">aggressive crackdown<\/a> on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston \u2062took office on July 17, overseeing a \u200bcity that saw a 13% increase \u2064in overall\u2063 homelessness and a 33% increase \u2063in the unsheltered homeless\u2062 population from 2020 to 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Tackling the \u2064Issue Head-On<\/h3>\n<p>Johnston, who declared \u2062a state of emergency\u200d for homelessness on his\u200d second day\u200b in office, plans to combat the spikes starting with housing unsheltered \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">homeless people<\/a>, or those who regularly sleep in\u2064 cars, parks,\u2063 streets, and other spaces not\u200c fit \u2063for human habitation, within months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about\u2064 triaging the Denver \u200bresidents who are most at risk,\u201d Johnston told the Washington Post. \u201cWe have a lot \u2062to do to\u200d support those people to get access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hidden-homeless-more-people-living-in-vehicles-due-to-covid-hardships\/\" title=\"\u2018Hidden Homeless\u2019: More People Living In Vehicles Due To COVID Hardships\">permanent housing<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a city with about 1,500 unsheltered \u200bhomeless people, Johnston vowed to find housing for 1,000 of them by the end of 2023 through several different means.<\/p>\n<h3>Exploring Innovative Solutions<\/h3>\n<p>Johnston&#8217;s plan is looking at possible solutions such as purchasing hotels and converting\u200d them to permanent shelters \u2014 the city\u200c approved \u200ca $25.95 million purchase of\u2064 a Best Western with \u200c194 units on July 27. \u200dOther <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denvers-new-mayor-mike-johnston-plans-crackdown-on-homelessness\/\" title=\"Denver's mayor, Mike Johnston, aims to tackle homelessness effectively.\">ideas include subsidizing rental units allowing families<\/a> or individuals a permanent living space with both a\u2062 kitchen and bathroom, converting warehouses into living spaces, and building tiny home communities to\u200c serve as transition locations into\u200c permanent housing.<\/p>\n<p>However, many homeless\u200d advocates say that while it could be easy to make the numbers work \u200con paper, some homeless people are not in\u200c the proper mental or personal state to function \u200din a sheltered \u200benvironment. Some \u2064prefer to stay on the streets, or live reclusively, or would not sign \u2062up \u2062for permanent housing\u2063 if it meant giving up alcohol or drug addictions as a part\u2064 of the rules for\u2063 living at a given location.<\/p>\n<p>Terese Howard, an organizer at Housekeys Action\u2064 Network Denver, told the Washington Post that\u200d the rules and types of \u200bhousing matter, according to a survey of homeless people her \u200borganization conducted.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There \u200bneeds\u200c to be a focus on what type of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-teenagers-who-tested-negative-for-covid-arrested-in-australia-for-leaving-quarantine\/\" title=\"Three Teenagers Who Tested Negative For COVID Arrested In Australia For Leaving Quarantine\">housing people<\/a> \u200cactually want long term,&#8221; she said, adding that the ability to cook, shower, use the restroom, and not abide by a curfew\u200c are top preferences for homeless people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The new mayor\u2063 said he would \u200cnot close\u2063 homeless encampments until some homeless people have a place to go, promising to house\u200d the residents of the most populated encampments\u2063 first. According to the Washington Post, some advocates criticize \u200bthe mayor&#8217;s plan as a way to curb the &#8220;visible homeless&#8221; while not dealing with the underlying issue which they believe is\u200d housing.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Johnston hopes \u2063the city will\u200c allow 3,000 permanent affordable\u2062 housing units \u200cper year, where beneficiaries would pay \u200bat most 30% of their income to rent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver&#8217;s homelessness crisis is escalating, prompting Mayor Mike Johnston to take decisive action. Since July 17, the Democratic mayor has been leading the charge against the issue. Homelessness in the city has surged by 13%, with unsheltered individuals increasing by 33% from 2020 to 2022. 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