This week we had speakers come in, Craig Turley and 4 officers with H.O.P.E. Craig brought up some very interesting points. He brought in many numbers and statics, which was nice to hear making me truly visualize. Many cities are very against homelessness trying to blow this community into the next city. I remember him saying at one point San Bernardino and Redlands were transporting people back and forth because neither cities wanted to deal with the issue. After hearing him speak, it made me realize many want them gone, but don’t want to find solutions to this problem. Over 80,000 people applied for housing and it takes some up to 4 years to actually get approved. What happens during the time they are waiting?  Some places, for sometime and even now ,make it illegal to sleep in cars and public areas. Some of these people have no one to run to, what happens in these cases? People started to sue the cities that had these laws. Higher authority make it so difficult for these people who already have to worry about eating, making money, LIFE. Why add to their struggle. With all of the resources we have in California, more should be helped. Craig also said that funds are set aside to help the unhoused community but isn’t really used in Redlands. Millions we have sitting to give away and nothing is done.