Housing is still a problem.
The Republicans aren't the only ones carrying clipboards and checklists. As the Republican Party and Philadelphia's host committees continue to script every aspect of next week's GOP convention, groups of activists have countered by mounting an intense organizational effort of their own. They have set up a media headquarters in Center City. They have stocked truckloads of food and water. They have arranged for child care and even rounded up attorneys to represent them should demonstrations end in mass arrests.