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Roy Bean sees the stares as he walks along the streets of Lexington with his dog, Baby Girl. He knows people are often trying to size him up, wondering if he is going to ask for money, wondering if he is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or if he could be violent. He knows some people are frightened. Others filled with dread at the sight of him. Some are indifferent.
What he wants those who stare to know is that he is not a threat and he s not drunk. He s human, and as a natural-born conversationalist, he would love to chat. Just say Hello. Even if you don t talk to him, Bean will likely call out to you, Have a blessed day.
I’m a bit of a rookie on Google Meet.
Kathleen Kingsbury: Thank you so much for being with us. We only have a limited time together, so if you don’t mind, I’m just going to jump right in. My first question will give you a chance to tell us a little bit more about yourself, which is, why do you want this job? Why would you be better than anyone else in the field of candidates?
Well, thank you all for having me today, and it’s a real pleasure to be with you even in this format. I wish we were meeting at The New York Times. Look, I fundamentally believe that this city is in a moment of reckoning and that this is the most important mayoral election of our lifetimes. Our city can either slide backward or rebound from this crisis and tragedy. And like every disaster, this one has not affected all of us the same.
Media Control
More Than 80 Pro-Democracy Groups and Leaders Urge Federal Agencies Not to Silence or Downgrade Public Comments
May 11, 2021
Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838
WASHINGTON On Tuesday, more than 80 pro-democracy organizations and individuals sent a letter to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) raising serious concerns about recommendations that could delegitimize mass public comments that are often submitted as part of government proceedings and rulemakings.
ACUS, an independent federal agency, is weighing how other federal agencies should treat mass comments that grassroots and public-interest groups submit. On Tuesday, ACUS is convening the third in a series of meetings to discuss recommended guidelines for federal agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission, that could seriously curtail the public’s ability to engage in important policymaking procedures.
Homelessness Falls in America But Rises in Big Cities
Homelessness is on the rise in many of America s biggest cities as wealth concentrates in urban centers, elevating rents and squeezing supplies of affordable housing in places like Los Angeles and New York, new federal data show.
November 20, 2015 •
By James Nash and Esme E. Deprez
Homelessness is on the rise in many of America s biggest cities as wealth concentrates in urban centers, elevating rents and squeezing supplies of affordable housing in places like Los Angeles and New York, new federal data show.
Homelessness in and around big U.S. cities increased 3 percent this year, even as the nation s overall rate declined 2 percent, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released Thursday. Nowhere has the problem grown more acute than in the Los Angeles region, where the homeless population rose 20 percent, to more than 41,000 people. Los Angeles has the largest unsheltered popula