From the tenor of the debate, you would hardly guess that the topic of the packed community forum Thursday night had once deeply divided the city and sparked a successful political movement. But that was homelessness that was the subject of the civil, sometimes conciliatory, debate that drew nearly 100 people to the much-awaited forum at the Ken Edwards Center sponsored by the City's Social Services Commission. I slipped and fell and had to live off my savings until there wasn't any more.
All homeless people come from different backgrounds.
I'm talking about drug addicts and alcoholics. I haven't been threatened by people on the streets. City officials said they tried to balance the concerns and needs of both residents and the homeless. It's a balancing act. As usual, the verdict was divided.