Early to sleep, early to rise. Sounds like a key to productivity.

(Like Elicker himself)

Yeah, that’s right because they’re partying and living the good life while you work for a living. Give me a break

He’s the darling of the East Rockers

The activists are asking for the same thing you’re proposing so I don’t know why you have to set yourself up as an opponent

That doesn’t justify bulldozing this encampment.

What site? In the mill river? That article is about the Mill River in 2016. That’s not this site. What do you mean you volunteer there? What do you do? How could a volunteer be competent with homeless people if he wants to destroy their property and not offer permanent housing? Quite a “volunteer”

That story is from 2016. I don’t know what your point is

First of all, it’s just a blatant lie that all homeless are drug addicted or mentally disabled, period, and those who are need housing not asylums. When asylums closed it was for good reason but they closed them without opening the housing and support services that were supposed to replace them.

Your comment is insensitive and ill informed. My generation grew up with the horrors of the asylums on the cover of news magazines every week until we finally shut them down. And you want to reverse a whole generation’s efforts because Ronald Reagan fucked it up by refusing to put the supports in place.

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And push you out the door early - it is a rattling horrible experience that makes it hard to function, get work or keep work and dig out if it

West River Memorial Park? It’s all continuous anyway, with Edgewood Park

Although I agree on better mental health services, there are stereotypes that all homelessness is caused by mental illness which isn’t the case. No one wants to admit economics can drive you to the street — that violates all the “American Dream” narratives and that’s not allowed. In any case, housing first. Mentally ill or not, the immediate need is housing. Some of the people in tent city have full time jobs. In interviews you can see how articulate and capable they are

I guess I thought that was still Edgewood Park over that way, it’s near the park at the very least.

Library of about 1500 games to pull from

Baseboard electric is way more expensive than electric heat pumps

If you’re paying for oil deliveries compare the price to Forbes Fuel or one of the other companies that are known to be cheaper. I don’t know how your landlord can make you use Standard. Landlord probably contracts with them for furnace servicing but too bad

Also look into Eversource weatherization program. I’ve never used it but I hear renters can use it and it might be free. I hear they can add insulation and seal things up. It’s part of a state mandated program

look at the scumbags they sent to the white house to kick the late stage capitalist can down the road

you have to ditch all your stuff and your dog

Start now. Because of the academic calendar at Yale, most people sign leases in March-April so they know where they’ll be living in the fall before they leave for research and internships over the summer. Waiting means you get the last picks

This was at the tent city? That’s horrific. Any reporting on this?

Of course I would give them empty houses and apartments if I could, but nobody is doing that. So do you make it illegal to sleep outside in the meantime because life should be another way for them but isn’t?

And again, that program sounds great but it isn’t currently happening at this moment in Connecticut, but this is.

Yes, it should not be allowed to just squat on public property. We should do what Salt Lake City did- do a thorough inventory of the homeless population (not just trying to count them one day a year) and use that info to build or convert dorm style housing with on premises social workers. Those that just need a stable environment for a bit to get back on their feet will transfer out, and those that aren't able to function in a modern society will get the help that they need.

We're the richest country in the world and the homeless population disproportionally uses emergency services because we refuse to take any preventative measures to keep people off the street. We can afford to give people a minimum floor to their lives, but you have activists that think shitting in public is a lifestyle choice and not a problem to be solved.

Parents are a big part! My daughters were reading at 4 because I sat down with them. How many 6 year old kids that can't even speak clearly. It's not just up to teachers to teach.

Because it means that New Haven doesn’t just have a city problem but a county and state problem which means we can’t fix it just by providing housing for New Haven residents it means that we bare the brunt economically in a city where poverty is already wide spread while the wealthier towns push their problems onto us. This has to be fixed statewide with housing provided in other towns and cities who have the nimby mentality. We can’t do it all.