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Conclusion: cruelty Re “Up for grabs” (Newslines, by Ashiah Scharaga, May 30): Our big issue is that economic forces are forcing so many people into such abject poverty that it has become the most urgent and tragic human crisis to hit the streets of Chico in our lifetime. Our rate of poverty is so severe we appear to be becoming a Third World country. Most of the homeless are powerless. Either we begin to address this issue or it gets worse unabated at a faster and faster rate. The Orange Street Shelter and tiny home villages will allow people the shelter that’s the prerequisite to rejoining regular society. If you follow the anti-homeless logic to its natural conclusion, it is cruelty. To isolate and criminalize doesn’t even address the root causes. In fact, the anti-homeless logic just exacerbates the situation. Just be so uncompassionate that they’ll move. How far is a person supposed to move who cannot afford an
apartment or even a bus ticket? There is no “away” for this issue to go. They’re not all going to move to a neighboring town, where there are already so many homeless people, and the services are overworked. Relocation is not a solution. A civil society doesn’t throw people away. Charles Withuhn Chico
Cannabis market Re “Pot talk” (Newslines, by Andre Byik, May 30): Chico is going to allow cannabis sales soon. What many people would like to see is a farmers’ market for cannabis. Washington and Oregon both have this type of venue. The startup cost for growers to enter with a store is prohibitive for many. There would be an area for tested and an area for nonstate tested—just like the downtown market on Saturdays. This also allows growers to meet the public and interact with the customers. Let’s give the little guys a chance in this market place. If a horse has his
fill of water, it’s time to let another wet his lips. Marc Deveraux Chico
Threats from the dais Re “Civil discourse” (Newslines, by Ashiah Scharaga, May 23): Councilman Sean Morgan made violent threats toward anyone who would call him a white supremacist. Is this an attempt to bully specific community members into silence? Morgan’s Twitter account is rife with the nation’s most notable voices in anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant and anti-black conservatism. During his time as mayor, he regularly silenced discussion on issues important to communities of color, and this recent threat toward his constituents adds to a pattern of intended misuse of authority. Morgan likely associates white supremacy with individual extremism only (think neo-Nazis or the KKK), which explains his fear of LETTERS c o n t i n u e d
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