Judy Rambo, a spokesperson for the city, claimed that the police raid was in response to a complaint filed by Macguire-Thomas, the leasing agents for the building. The available facilities in the city are more than 1000 beds short of meeting the need, she said. And, Governor Wilson has already announced that funding for these shelters will be cut from the fiscal '98 budget. Meanwhile, the protesters are out on bail and scheduled to appear in court on December 19th. Transitional housing units stand empty due to real estate speculation while people remain homeless.
Food is thrown away while people go hungry.
The problem of homelessness is not going away. Neither are the activists.