Portland homeless cesspool- Denver next?

[Irving]

Here is a fitting article about using robots to deter homeless.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/13/se...ss-population/

[KevDen2005]

Here is a fitting article about using robots to deter homeless.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/13/se...ss-population/

I would use a Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 for scaring off the homeless.

[UrbanWolf]

Irving is correct, mainly population. Colorado is a beautiful place and many, many people want to live here. I'm hoping for an absolutely brutal winter but I don't think we're gonna get one this coming season.

I have a question for those of you who travel around the metro area alot. How many people do you observe giving money to panhandlers?

People stop at green lights to give them money!

My buddy used to work at the Sushi place near downtown, one day he got off with a box of leftover sushi, and saw a homeless guy in the parking lot. He gave it to the homeless, they guy barely acknowledged that, didn't say thank you or anything. When my buddy was pulling out of the parking lot he saw the homeless taking a photo of the sushi with a smartphone. He never gave homeless people a thing after that.

[Gman]

Wealthy Bel-Air wrestles with homeless crisis after encampment fire burns homes

In the tony hillside neighborhoods of Bel-Air and Brentwood, residents say they are aware of the homeless that live in the shadows of their multimillion-dollar homes.

The affluent area along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass, home to celebrities, corporate titans and others, has not been immune to the homeless crisis that has spread across the city. Some residents express sympathy and concern for the homeless, others are wary and want them out.

But the Skirball fire, which destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of a large chunk of Bel-Air, has put the homeless issue at the forefront of community debate. Fire officials say the fire was caused by a cooking fire at a homeless camp along the 405. Investigators say the fire was accidentally set but have not been able to find those who occupied the camp.

Resident Alma Soll, whose balcony was covered with soot by the fire, said the homeless population is a part of life in the area but that the fire was disconcerting.

"It's scary," said Soll, 70.

Many residents said they don’t want to demonize the homeless but also worry about the fire danger in the wake of the blaze, which spread quickly after starting Dec. 6 and was 85% under control Wednesday morning.

"I really sympathize and empathize with these people," said Craig Conner, 53. “If my house were one of the six that burned down, maybe I'd be more angry," he added.

Nickie Miner, vice president of the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council, said residents have long worried about the fire hazard from hillside homeless encampments, but “all the agencies’ hands seemed to be tied.”

“We knew it was only going to be a matter of time before something horrible happened,” Miner said.

Miner said she was skeptical of the proposed campaign to educate homeless people about fire risks. Los Angeles needs a massive regulatory overhaul like the one that followed the 1961 Bel-Air fire, she said, which should include eliminating hillside encampments.

Debate about camps and the fire danger come as Los Angeles is struggling with a rise in the homeless population. An annual count in May found that the homeless population of Los Angeles County had soared 23% to nearly 58,000 people in the last year. In the West L.A. service area — including Bel-Air and Brentwood — the homeless population rose 18%, from 4,659 to 5,511, in the same time period, the count found.

Photos taken of the Sepulveda encampment in September and shared with The Times showed a cluster of green and olive tarpaulins stretched across a canyon, partially hidden by treetops and brush.

The camp is “a little obscure,” Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority spokesman Tom Waldman said. An outreach team had not visited the ravine for at least a few months, and possibly as long as a year, he said.

After the Skirball fire swept through, investigators found evidence that people had been cooking and sleeping there, but did not find anyone to interview, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Peter Sanders said. The department has no suspects. The size of the encampment before the fire could not be determined because the area was so badly burned.

All that remained Tuesday was a scorched portable stove, a pot, a cheese grater, several fuel canisters and the remnants of a boombox. Burned pages of the children’s encyclopedia littered the charred brush and rocks in the canyon.

"Homelessness is a huge problem in our city," added Dash Stolarz, director of public affairs for the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. The fire “is one more indication that this is a major issue that we need to put all our resources into to deal with."

The denial is strong with them.

[Ronin13]

I would use a Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 for scaring off the homeless.

Looking at the robot in the article I was thinking more along the lines of Daleks... "Homeless, exterminate!"

[Gman]

How long before someone steals the robot? Or maybe just pushes it over?

...or maybe just build a water hazard?

[UrbanWolf]

How long before someone steals the robot? Or maybe just pushes it over?

...or maybe just build a water hazard?

That thing is a neutered Dalek.

[Aloha_Shooter]

[ben4372]

I'm glad someone beat me to the ED209 picture. The SF on looks a bit like a Dr Who special effect. Or a plug.

[Gman]

The ED209 has a reputation for having a tough time with stairs.