Tag Archives: public safety

Homeless! and Proud

In January, a California lawmaker proposed one of those rare laws that is at once overdue, destined to seem obvious sooner or later–and extremely unpopular. I’ll let the Los Angeles Times explain Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s proposal: The Homeless Person’s Bill of Rights and Fairness Act…would guarantee the homeless the right to live in public much […]

Falling Ice Is Unwatchable

After a few drinks I’m on my way out of the city and I see this sign: “Watch for Falling Ice.” Since I am not yet a seasoned Chicagoan, and have not been desensitized to the city’s eccentricities, my instinct is to look up. No falling ice at the moment. I am safe. But was […]