Legislation that criminalizes the homeless in Maine . A account that recommends bulldozing a fifth of Detroit . And hoarded wealth hunters delve up a California ballpark . Plus an update : One man ’s design to ruin an entire nation by carving it up WITH LIES . It ’s What ’s Ruining Our Cities .
Anti-homeless legislation is ruining Portland, Maine
This is one of those “ this is not The Onion ” stories : In the city of Portland , Maine , a newfangled law was die that makes it illegal for people to postulate for money while stand up on medians . If someone ’s caught doing it , they could be fined … which cause dead no horse sense because they were asking for money ? A federal justice has rein the police force unconstitutional and protagonism groups are angry because Torah like this and other bans against living in cars or camping criminalize the roofless or else of make efforts to help oneself them . [ NPR ]
Bulldozers are about to ruin Detroit
Detroit ’s rose - colored conversion was documented in this week ’s New York Times Magazine , but a novel report recommends bulldozing a full one - twenty percent of the city . One - fifth ? A watchdog mathematical group that call itself the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force take that 22 percent of the metropolis ’s building are blight , many of them occupied by squatters , and taking those buildings down would allow the urban center to start fresh . Meanwhile , the urban center has its own program , Building Detroit , which helps by auction off vacant properties for scummy , low prices . Seems like that might be a better choice than steamrolling the place ? [ New Statesman ]
A scavenger hunt ruined a California park
San Francisco veridical acres investor Jason Buzi hide envelope of money throughout the body politic and drops clues to their whereabouts at @HiddenCash . Sounds innocent and fun , veracious ? A late clue sent masses running , It ’s a delirious Mad Mad Mad World - stylus , through a Southern California park . “ Roughly 1,000 people tramp down on plants , destroyed fence and sprinkler and even endeavor to root out a new found tree diagram believe hard currency was hidden in the fresh grease , ” according to the Los Angeles Times . @HiddenCash will give the park $ 5000 to remedy the damages — which is $ 5000 less that he ’ll be able to hide in the future . [ LA Times ]
Update: That Six Californias dude is still ruining California
We already have a go at it that VC guy wire Tim Draper had a wacky approximation to divide California into six mini - states . Now , it seems that his squad will halt at nothing to get his idea on the ballot — include rest to voters and allege it ’s about raising the minimum wage so they ’ll sign on the petition . [ Valleywag ]
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