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"I think it's really unfortunate on the part of the report's authors and unfair for the city to be characterized as 'mean' based on this ordinance," says Jonathan Cox, director of operations for the Partnership. "The ordinance has nothing to do with the homeless population. We took pains to stress that this focuses on the behavior of panhandling. There are many people who panhandle who are not homeless. The report really confuses these issues that we took great pains to separate."
"The issue of secure, safe, supportive housing for homeless people, giving access to necessary services is far more important" than any potential problem from panhandling, says Vic Walczak, executive director of Pittsburgh's ACLU. "That's not something the city has taken on."See the full content of this document
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Ranking High - Unfortunately
For the homeless, the streets of Pittsburgh are truly mean, according to a report released last week by the National Coalition fo...
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