IF YOU ARE POOR - INDIGENT - ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED - IN SAN FRANCISCO - THOUSANDS ARE TREATED WITH DISDAIN - HAVING A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD HELPS - WRAP AROUND SERVICES - MATTER.

If one is poor and mentally challenged in San Francisco - as are thousands - we have a population of 820,000, down from 840,000.

A roof over one's head helps bring about some holistic change.

Receiving wrap-around service is ideal - if the mentally challenged receive standard nutrition - for those that are people of color - home cooking goes a long way.

Exercise and extra curricula matter - yoga, meditation, music, dance, reading, and poetry all matter - and all this and more must be given to the one challenged with love and a lot of patience.

Dealing with the mentally challenged - more prone to violence is not for the faint of heart - yet - society has resorted to congregate situations - have models with 15 to 35 beds - and hoodwinking the public with platitudes - about services with any standards.

When Ronald Reagan was the Governor of California - he let thousands of mentally challenged - set free in our streets.

Most headed for San Francisco, where our non-profits like Saint Anthony's. Martin de Pores, Glide Memorial -  other non-profit and churches - help those in need - and have resources.

San Francisco, for example, has the Department of Disability and Aging Services - other SF City Departments that talk in circles  - forget to help the mentally - challenged.

The article posted below hit me hard - Coyner was a Mayor - then, as best as he helped those who needed help - the system - took him down - until he died destitutely. Check this out:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/us/bend-oregon-mayor-homeless.html

In the shadow of SF City Hall.

I take my precious time to attend the virtual meetings - and those on the many committees, the SF Board of Supervisors have no clue what they are talking about - when it comes to permanent housing and helping those that need help most - in this case, the mentally - challenged.

Governor Gavin Newson plans to use the Courts to help the mentally challenged.

The SF Board of Supervisors has formed yet another committee to talk in circles - wag that tongue - for hours on end - while giving the public two measly minutes. Heading this committee, Hillary Ronnen, Raphael Mandelman, and Dean Preston - as side kicks.

This committee has no clout - all the SF Board of Supervisors on this committee formed by Aaron Pesking  - can do is talk a lot which comes easy - no action worth the salt.

Our Democracy in San Francisco has gone to the hogs.

On SF Mission Street and Silver, you have the Jewish Rehabilitation Center - it has all the amenities and has been in this location since 1891 - one hundred and thirty-two years. Only those that have money can afford this facility today. At this facility - in a neighborhood with most working-class people - primarily people of color. 

In the Portola District - University Mount Old Ladies was constructed by philanthropist James Lick in 1931 - 92 years ago. They tried to sell it to some developer to use as a Private School - we had to deal with the skunks and got rid of them.

San Francisco is trying to eliminate those who have lived here for generations. 

Hillary Ronnen - the laughing jackass - talks too much - while on every major issue - there are no viable and sustainable results. The homeless and mental wellness issues - have now reached saturation point. She is now in charge of looking at the mentally challenged - has a committee she is the chair - and this committee can hear and talk - but has NO clout.

The way Hillary Ronnen talks about the Portola District, you would think she lived there for ages - never saw her in the trenches fighting for the community - once District 10 and now District 9.

A transplant from Los Angeles, she worked for La Raza - married, bought a home in the Portola District, and before you knew it - she was singing the blues. Mostly wheeling and dealing - Lennar and other crooks.

Talks too much - she should be succinct - speak to the point - and stop rambling for hours - then only will she be trusted. 

Laguna Honda opened in 1866 - one hundred and fifty-seven years ago. Built on the property of Jose de Noe - a Mayor of San Francisco, when the City was still part of Mexico. It was called Almshouse - some 87 acres where people could grow vegetables and tend to their animals. A nearby pond provided water - and exists to this day. 

Mayor London Breed has not left the hood - she loves to hustle -being a Mayor is not about hustling - it is about being educated on issues - she has failed on all the major quality of life issues - safety, health, transportation, education, climate change, the addiction on our streets - and now want the Nation Guard, the California Highway, and Urban Alchemy to address issues - that will make matters worse. The Cartels are now garnering the latest tactics to fight those that will take away their profits. You will see more shootings, killings, and widespread" drank " worse than Fentanyl - not even NARCAN can deal with " drank."

Not long ago - even in the early eighties, one could quickly get into Laguna Honda to help our beloved Elders and anyone who was mentally challenged - as well as many other illnesses.

Laguna Honda boasted of being the only institution that catered and had beds for over 1200 patients - later brought down - for whatever reasons.

Laguna Honda boasted of having skilled nurses, doctors, and nurses and help for sub-acute care. I visited it often when I worked for the Presidio of San Francisco - and knew some patients that needed help.

In the last five years, the SF Board of Supervisors has failed the SF Health Department, which has a budget of over $3 billion and us.

Fifteen years ago, the SF Board of Supervisors and the City Administrator  - the Mayor and the City Attorney - with intent, allowed drug addicts to move to Laguna Honda and mingle with the Elders and adversely impact them.

Four years ago - these drugs addict - could leave the institution - some got addicted to Fentanyl and other drugs - came back to Laguna Honda - over dozed, which became a problem.

Laguna Honda was given several Notice of Violations - Laguna Honda did have an Ambusdman - the State of California warned the authorities at Laguna Honda.

The State of California - visited Laguna Honda and found out the authorities did not follow the mandates - from the Notice of Violations.

There was utter confusion - and to us, the public utter shock.

An institution we held in high esteem - an institution we put our hopes in - had been compromised.

Twelve patients were moved as instructed by the State of California and died. Can we put a price on these deaths - our beloved Elders.

Others were moved too - and they keep suffering.

The present Mayor, London Breed, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors have yet to learn what is happening.

A Black consultant, a friend of Dr. Grant Colfax, head of the SF General Hospital, gives presentations that say a lot by mean nothing. 

The man is paid $ 5 million.

Today if anyone is mentally challenged and does not have money - as much as $5000 - $8000 a month - to spend on a care facility - the chances of you dying on the street are high - very high.

The Mayor London Breed, the Controller, the SF City Attorney, and the SF City Administrator Carmen Chu.

The SF Health Department Dr. Grant Colfax and the many city agencies that say a lot - cannot do much.

There needs to be sound leadership - more in the Department of Behavioral Sciences - Centers are created for addicts, and millions are spent - NO sound  "needs assessment."

Chief Bill Scott knows that the morale - within the SF Police Department is at an all-time low. Has anyone noticed - public comment - more for those attending the Commission meetings - is virtually nonexistent. The public is fed up - with the SFPD Command Group - fumbling each and every time.

Daily innocent people are dying on the streets of San Francisco.

The SF Police Department is a JOKE.

The National Guard and the California Highway Patrol are now called to help the Mayor, her lackeys, and others who have failed us for over five years.

The Cartels are gearing up for battle - they have over 2000 places in the East Bay - over 700 places in San Francisco - you target them in one location, they will move to another.

They will start wheeling and dealing at night - using their mules - who take orders from the higher Cartel Bosses - in fact, the SF Police Department knows this - but they cannot fight Teflon bullets and drones - and other sophisticated communications - that Law Enforcement does not have.

Where is Urban Alchemy is all of this - they got grants in access of $400 million and more on the way.

Recently we had a shooting right in front of the Walgreens on 4th and Market Street  - in broad daylight?

Blacks in San Francisco openly went to Walgreens and stole - the Walgreens at the Evans Shopping mall was closed - daily, mostly Blacks came in the Walgreens and helped themselves.

The same happened with Whole Foods at 8th and Market - opposite the Orpheum Theater - a brand new facility that could have helped thousands at Trinity Plaza. 

The Mayor London Breed opened a Center to help addicts - a hand throw from the Whole Foods at 8th and Marker.

Thugs that were addicted - would go in - fill in large garbage bags - with all kinds of things - head down the elevator to the basement - and leave.

Mayor London Breed, to this day, has not said a word. 

Carmen Chu, the SF City Administrator - takes NO responsibility - when it comes to the deterioration of Quality of Life issues in San Francisco - adversely impacting our Elders and those that most need help. When will she take a position? Does she want to serve the public - or just speak from both sides of her mouth and do nothing - pandering to the Mayor and the lackeys surrounding her.

Nor does she want to admit she has been an utter failure. It does not help that Governor Gavin Nesom is trying to win browny points - there is no way he can run for President of the United States.

Simply put,  the many Democrats in Power  - Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, London Breed - have failed us all - their time is coming. Karma.

In the interim, we only must step up and help our families and loved ones who are mentally challenged - our Elders who need help - God sees it all.  

Imagine asking some mentally challenged to fork up $5000 - $8000 monthly? 

This is a fact - just check around and find out for yourself.