Another Modest Proposal...

In the spirit of Jonathan Swift and his A Modest Proposal, I've found a solution to two problems nagging at the Long Beach city council.

Today (April 30, 2009) the Los Angeles Times reported a possible scheme to transform the Queen Mary from questionable asset to profit center: a transformation that would set her sailing again.

At the same time, the city continues to grapple with the growing issue of homelessness. Indeed, many in the city's neighborhoods are getting worked up over the city's proposed land deal with the Defense Department to obtain control of the Schroeder Hall site for use as a police sub-station, with the stipulation that a facility to assist the homeless be added next to the city's health department in a light industrial area down the street.

Why not kill two birds with one stone? Use the old Queen as an enticement to the city's homeless--lure them on board with the promise of a better life--bring them out to sea (international waters, of course) and pitch them overboard!

It's a solution old Jonathan would likely approve of...and might even become the subject of a tawdry made-for-TV movie (another possible source of income for beleaguered Long Beach!)

Prop 63 (MHSA) works! Vote "NO" on 1E

Too close for comfort?

Vote NO here too!

Vote NO!

People count too....

Now it looks like the Neighborhoods First folks here in Long Beach are retooling as "Neighborhoods Count." Isn't that interesting?

The misinformation that fuels their interest is astounding, and the scare tactics they are using to get their way with an easily manipulated city council are unfair. But hey, without a real voice and few to defend them, those with mental illness are an easy target. Like the bully on the playground that picks on the least-defended, these folks ought to be ashamed. Do they really expect us to believe that THEY are the victims in this? Why are there people on the streets at all in what is touted as the "richest country in the world?"