Post by Bick on Jul 16, 2020 6:13:38 GMT -8
Consistent with the end run around governance according to the will of the citizenry through the rampant use of executive orders, it seems the latest version of consolidating political power has come in the form of the use of emergency powers.
In addition to what governers are doing around the country in terms of arbitrarily shutting down businesses, this particular case in SF has crossed into new territory with the blocking of the press from accessing the "homeless hotels".
To wit:
"If neighborhood residents were more aware of the influx of these new guests who frequently suffer from drug addiction and severe mental illness as well as having criminal backgrounds, they might object. Consequently, the city has evoked emergency-disaster law to keep the information private. Officials refuse to notify the public about what is happening in their community and are blocking the press by withholding the list of hotels and preventing reporters from entering the properties."
In addition to what governers are doing around the country in terms of arbitrarily shutting down businesses, this particular case in SF has crossed into new territory with the blocking of the press from accessing the "homeless hotels".
To wit:
"If neighborhood residents were more aware of the influx of these new guests who frequently suffer from drug addiction and severe mental illness as well as having criminal backgrounds, they might object. Consequently, the city has evoked emergency-disaster law to keep the information private. Officials refuse to notify the public about what is happening in their community and are blocking the press by withholding the list of hotels and preventing reporters from entering the properties."