96 Keep Dallas Safe

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Housing First policies make homelessness worse.

Dallas City Council members ignore the vagrancy problem.

It's inhumane to spread out homeless services all over the city.

NEW: Join Our Upcoming KDS/DASH Twitter Space

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29th at 6:00 pm in a Twitter Space cohosted with Citizen Journalist DASH
(DocumentingATX)! DASH covers the homeless population crisis in Austin,
Texas. We will discuss a wide range of topics, including but not limited
to the Dallas and Austin vagrancy crises, public safety issues, and city
manager drama. You don’t want to miss it!
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City Council Buys Hospital for Homeless Housing, Two Years Later It Sits
Empty

In January 2022, Dallas City Council
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abandoned hospital building at 2929 South Hampton Road to convert into
“homeless housing.” Seeking to alleviate homelessness in Dallas, the
City Council followed the “Housing First” philosophy to give vagrants a
roof over their heads before any other interventions.



However, two years later, the City Council still has yet to do anything
with the property. The council's Committee on Homeless Solutions weighed
its options for the vacant hospital this past week. Council members that
are fed up are now vying to resell the land.

Inaction surrounding the South Hampton Road property only further
exposes the failed leadership within the city. Responsible city
governance would have rejected the failed status quo and engaged in
alternative solutions.



Here at Keep Dallas Safe, we believe in centralizing homeless services
following the [link removed] Haven for Hope model, which
has worked in San Antonio. It is foolish to spread homeless services all
over the city and expect those who need help to find it. The centralized
model will provide the people who want help the assistance that is so
badly needed.



Tell your City Council members you are sick of inaction! No more wasting
millions on land trying to hide our homeless using the failed Housing
First model! We must advocate for better solutions, like Haven for Hope,
that are proven to work and stop repeating the same mistakes in Dallas.

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Drug Deals Rock Downtown

Drug deals are on the rise in downtown Dallas, and things don’t seem to
be getting any better for the area. Meanwhile, City Council members
ignore the problem and allow DPD to continue to be understaffed. The
City Council must take accountability for this issue and work to resolve
it as soon as possible; our safety is on the line!



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  Two Dallas Police Officers Dragged and Injured

DPD faces a staffing shortage of epic proportions, and the brave souls
sticking around to serve their community are facing life threatening
danger daily. These two Dallas cops were injured on the job while
protecting our city. How long will the City Council allow the DPD
staffing shortage to continue?



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 Kidnappings Plague Black and Hispanic Community in Dallas

Criminals are targeting black and Hispanic communities, while DPD lacks
the bandwidth to work proactively to stop them. Dallas can never lead in
public safety, while our leaders hold us back. Dallas City Council must
affirm their commitment to treating safe streets as a civil right!



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Tracking Illegal Camps:

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broadcasts on Facebook Live each week, documenting vagrant camps in the
city while bringing you real-time updates on the state of homelessness
and the apathetic response from Dallas city officials. This week, Joseph
went live outside City Hall after a Homeless “Solutions” Committee
meeting and exposed the poor governance practiced there.
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  District 11 Councilwoman Jaynie Schultz's

"Fireside Highway Camp"

This camp in Jaynie Schultz’s District 11 has been dubbed “Fireside
Highway Camp.” Near the intersection of 635 and Coit Road, the entire
area smells of burning trash. The vagrants here are setting things on
fire as cars drive by. This behavior should be a wake-up call for
Councilwoman Schultz and all the other council members. Something must
be done about Dallas’s vagrant population!

  District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua

"Malcolm X Freedom Camp"

This camp in Adam Bazaldua’s District 7 has earned the title “Malcolm X
Freedom Camp.” This vagrant has set up directly next to the home seen in
the background. Property owners are fed up with the lack of enforcement
against vagrancy. They pay property taxes to prevent these situations.
The status quo MUST change!

 District 2 Councilman Jesse Moreno

"Pigeon Ellum Camp"

We named this camp in Jesse Moreno’s in District 2 “Pigeon Ellum Camp.”
In Deep Ellum, this vagrant has a permanent residence along the
sidewalk. Some birds have taken a liking to him as trash accumulates
around the encampment. Defiance of the City’s urban camping ban only
gets more brazen. Dallas City Council must increase enforcement and make
it difficult to live like this in the city. It is the only way!

  To Report an Encampment: Dial 3-1-1 or Call tel:(214)%20670-3111
(214) 670-3111 and Click on your District Councilman to Email them with
the Date and Camp Location.

mailto:[email protected] Chad West, District 1
mailto:[email protected] Jesse Moreno, District 2
mailto:[email protected]?subject= Zarin D. Gracey, District 3
mailto:[email protected] Carolyn King Arnold, District 4
mailto:[email protected] Jaime Resendez, District 5
mailto:[email protected] Omar Narvaez, District 6
mailto:[email protected] Adam Bazaldua, District 7
mailto:[email protected] Tennell Atkins, District 8
mailto:[email protected] Paula Blackmon, District 9
mailto:[email protected] Kathy Stewart, District 10
mailto:[email protected] Jaynie Schultz, District 11
mailto:[email protected] Cara Mendelsohn, District 12
mailto:[email protected] Gay Donnell Willis, District 13
mailto:[email protected] Paul E. Ridley, District 14 Mission
Statement:

Keep Dallas Safe exists to address crime and homelessness in Dallas with
the goal of transforming Dallas into the safest large city in Texas for
residents and businesses. We aim to have a City Council that prioritizes
crime rate which directly determines the quality of life in Dallas. We
do this by fighting against the "defund the police" movement, holding
accountable our city leaders' efforts towards lowering district crime
rates, and highlighting our city's homelessness problems by pushing for
enforcement of the prohibition of urban camping.

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