[Neighbors] Homeless; Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4

Fri Jul 12 12:54:59 MDT 2024

Good afternoon Gary and Nob Hill neighbors, I was able to attend the meet and greet event hosted by Councilor Rogers at Flying Star on Thursday evening July 11th. There were about 20 people present including the Councilor and her staff. Introductions by the attendees identified them as a mixture of residents and business owners from several of the different neighborhoods in the district to include Nob Hill. The majority of the approximately 90 minute conversation centered around the issues of crime and homelessness in Council district 6. Councilor Rogers expressed a frustration with the Keller administration not being able to provide her with a timeline for when the Gateway center would be fully operational or when the Westside Emergency center would have a contract in place for a management company to operate the facility for the fiscal year that began July 1.Both facilities have received funding from City Council.She recommended that concerned citizens contact the Mayor's office regarding both facilities as well as to attend upcoming city council meetings and sign up for public comment. Councilor Rogers stated that she has reached out to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department and the NM State Police department to proactively patrol her council district as she does not feel that the Mayor and Chief of Police in Albuquerque have been responsive to her requests.She specifically mentioned that Bernalillo County Sheriff Allen had agreed to assign Deputies to patrol the area around San Pedro and Central Blvd SE but did not identify any Nob Hill neighborhood areas that would addressed.She further highlighted some infrastructure changes such as lighting and fencing material which is being installed in the alleyways of the International District in an effort to thwart some of the ongoing crime in those locations. She concluded the meeting by inviting people to call/email her and her staff about issues of concern. VanSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Gary Eyster via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> Date: 7/12/24  10:01 AM  (GMT-07:00) To: 'NobHill Neighbors' <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com> Subject: [Neighbors] Homeless; Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 If any Hilleño got to Councilor Rogers’ meet and greet yesterday and if any of these issues were discussed can you update us here?Thanks, Gary From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm [mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Philip Dale via Neighbors_nobhill-nmSent: Thursday, July 11, 2024 4:27 PMTo: Scott Snyder <scottmsnyder528 at gmail.com>Cc: Nob Hill <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Homeless; Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 No one has the solutions to the multiple kinds of homelessness. The Finns have been statistically the most successful, and their stratategy is housing first and foremost for the reasons you suggest. Philip DaleFrom: Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> on behalf of Scott Snyder via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2024 11:42:34 AMCc: Nob Hill <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Homeless; Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4    [EXTERNAL]Something I haven't seen brought up some of the difficulties in "getting yourself out of this situation" Can't get an ID/license without a perm address. Can't open a bank account with out an ID. Can't start a job without an ID. Can't look for a job let alone interview one if you have no where to keep your stuff, which is all you have left. There are many more institutional injustices and prejudices that need addressed too. Care kits are great but only one piece of the puzzle.  On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 11:12 AM Stephen Mullens via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:Homeless isn't a category of people, it's a situation different types of people are in for different reasons, some by choice.  Addiction, mental illness, unemployed/low to no income, bad luck, etc.  We need to pressure city leadership a lot harder to find more effective solutions.  Personally speaking, I'd replace current city leadership, they are ineffective in this area and have been for a long time. On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 10:11 PM Drew Lynde via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:As stark as Mike’s message might feel to some, my wife and I both wholeheartedly agree with all points and sentiments he has shared here. These are tough facts that shape our reality and there’s no point being naive about it.  Drew Lynde3716 Arlote Ave Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 10, 2024, at 5:09 PM, Mike P. via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote: Bob,  They don't have friends and family because many have stolen from them for years and their family and friends are exasperated trying to help them and have smartly told them to get out of their lives. So what if the West Side Shelter is next to a sewage plant?  Beggars can't be choosers.  And if it's that bad, then that should be motivation to lift yourself up with all the services we are providing them and get out of that situation.  It's better than having them in our neighborhoods dragging them down with theft, drug paraphernalia, frightening anyone just wanting to walk on Central and spend money at restaurants.  We had friends in town last week and we went to Little Bear Coffee but left because the homeless person in front of us stunk so bad of pee and poop, that it wasn't worth standing there waiting for a coffee.  So that business gave out a free coffee to that person and lost about $50 worth of business.  Brilliant.   And our friends on Amherst told us that two days ago a homeless person walked into this woman's yard (via the front gate) and went out her back gate looking for things to steal.  You want to go into your backyard and come upon someone on meth?  You want kids to step into their backyard and come across this person?  We don't.  They will live where the shelters are.  It's ridiculous that they or anyone else would complain about where we put them.  "No, I don't want to go to the West Side Shelter, that's far away from where I steal and get my drugs, I wanna be near Nob Hill or you're being cruel to me."  Nonsense.   The former homeless I encountered all say the same thing - it was so hard to be homeless that they did whatever they had to do to get out of that situation (one I know went on to run a very successful bakery).  If they want to get out of that miserable life they can and we're here to help, but many need to recognize that we are all just trying to survive and we should not have to pay for their constant bad choices in life.   Mike  On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 5:49 PM Robert L Anderson <citizen at comcast.net> wrote:We need to pressure the city to do more than ACS, they must reach out with support and services to the people on the streets where they are and try to move them to a more human situation.  I have seen some of these folks with a bit of support and help move onto a better station in their life.  They may not always be able to do it alone, not having any kind of family or friends with capacity to help.   That is something the city should do rather than bus them out to that dehumanizing West Side Shelter, the one next to a sewage plant. Bob_________________________________________________________________________________ On Jul 9, 2024, at 2:15 PM, Mike Gallegos via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote: I agree with Mike, flora and Karen…. Mike Gallegos, Attorney308 Adams Street SEAlbuquerque, New Mexico 87108Phone (505)266-4822Fax (505)266-4156Mike at MIkeGallegoslaw.com From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm [mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Flora Silva via Neighbors_nobhill-nmSent: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 10:44 AMTo: 'Mike P.' <moonpie785 at gmail.com>; 'Nob Hill' <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>; fgreen38 at comcast.netSubject: Re: [Neighbors] Homeless; Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 Mike makes some very valid points.  I missed the video "from Nob Hill where around 3:30 a.m., they are walking around and testing all our car doors?"  Mike, could you please post that link?  Not only are car and home doors being tested, but I find it very disturbing that they are wandering into yards and taking whatever is not bolted down.   Flora On Monday, July 8, 2024 at 10:28:30 PM MDT, fgreen38--- via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:   I have to agree with Mike.  We give to organizations that help the homeless.  However, I have found that many of the homeless are content to be where they are.Karen From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> On Behalf Of Mike P. via Neighbors_nobhill-nmSent: Monday, July 8, 2024 6:24 PMTo: Nob Hill <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Homeless; Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 Hello neighbors,  Just another point of view about the homeless issue from Meta Hirschl's below.  Not all of us support the homeless in the same way.  My wife and I support those that help themselves.  I've worked with and around homeless for years.  There are more than a few who are more than happy to be right where they are.  How do I know?  I've tried to coax them into being helped and they simply don't want it.  It's terribly sad but the way it is for many of them. We certainly won't partake in anything that brings homeless people closer to Nob Hill, it's already bad enough.  Did you not see the recent video from Nob Hill where around 3:30 a.m., they are walking around and testing all our car doors?  You want them testing your side doors?  Your backyard?   Not all of us want to encourage a Nob Hill overrun with homeless people near our homes and businesses where more shops close, more homes don't sell, more small businesses do not come because the crime is so bad so no one goes to their store or restaurant?  How about when you're going out to dinner at a great place like Mesa Provisions and a screaming maniac is on Carlisle and Central and everyone and a couple with children had to carefully walk around him.  You want more of that?  We already have some crappy RV's parking in our neighborhood and more than a few tents.  I feel like some of you don't have friends in Portland, Oakland or Denver.  I feel like some of you are not media savvy and not watching the stories of good people who love their homes (and poured their life savings into it) and are having the home and quality of life ruined by homeless encampments near them.  Our poor friends in the International District will tell you, the city let them be overrun and now good luck selling your home if you want to get away from the crazy.  They are stuck down there and I feel terrible for them.  We support raising our taxes to help people who don't have homes.  We support housing those who want it in a building NOT near a residential area or an area with small businesses (think barracks, one for men one for women).  Just letting them sit on the deck of Ihatov with their naked dirty ass out (about a month ago), is not what this neighborhood needs.  Compassion can also come with personal responsibility and making sure that the quality of life for the good people of Albuquerque does not get ruined by letting homeless do whatever they please in our beautiful neighborhood, especially if we offer help and they do not want it.   Thank you,  Mike  From: <neighbors_nobhill-nm-request at mailman.swcp.com>Date: Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 12:00 PMSubject: Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4To: <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>Send Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing list submissions to        neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.comTo subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit        https://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nmor, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to        neighbors_nobhill-nm-request at mailman.swcp.comYou can reach the person managing the list at        neighbors_nobhill-nm-owner at mailman.swcp.comWhen replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specificthan "Re: Contents of Neighbors_nobhill-nm digest..."Today's Topics:   1. Nob Hill's Public Artwork (Gary Eyster)   2. Wasp nest removal (Beth Silbergleit)   3. Re: Wasp nest removal (Sharmin Dharas)   4. Update on NHNA work (Meta Hirschl)----------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 1Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 10:05:22 -0600From: "Gary Eyster" <meyster1 at me.com>To: <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>Subject: [Neighbors] Nob Hill's Public ArtworkMessage-ID: <0b2801dad087$7a69fe20$6f3dfa60$@me.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"Friends and Neighbors,Nob Hill was given this piece of public art in 2016 in celebration of our100th birthday.Artist John Davis created his sculpture at Campus Blvd and Wellesley Dr NEunder the auspices of CABQ's public art program.When we accepted it we agreed to maintain the area around it. It's now weed season and we need to step up.Could you help occasionally?You don't need to sign up. Just stop by when you can and contribute a fewminutes.For the thorny weeds you will want gloves. For some a small hoe.If we all pitch in we can do it!#VivaNobHillGary-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: <http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/attachments/20240707/33967587/attachment-0001.htm>-------------- next part --------------A non-text attachment was scrubbed...Name: image003.jpgType: image/jpegSize: 7196 bytesDesc: not availableURL: <http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/attachments/20240707/33967587/attachment-0002.jpg>-------------- next part --------------A non-text attachment was scrubbed...Name: image002.jpgType: image/jpegSize: 10158 bytesDesc: not availableURL: <http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/attachments/20240707/33967587/attachment-0003.jpg>------------------------------Message: 2Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 03:00:57 +0000From: Beth Silbergleit <bsil at unm.edu>To: Nob Hill <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>Subject: [Neighbors] Wasp nest removalMessage-ID:        <SN6PR07MB49417C935B6784A64161E848C2DA2 at SN6PR07MB4941.namprd07.prod.outlook.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"Anyone have a recommendation for removal of a small wasp nest?  Thanks...-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: <http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/attachments/20240708/1599eefb/attachment-0001.htm>------------------------------Message: 3Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 21:42:26 -0600From: Sharmin Dharas <sharmin at herstoryhospitality.com>To: Beth Silbergleit <bsil at unm.edu>Cc: Nob Hill <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Wasp nest removalMessage-ID:        <47C821C5-DCE6-43ED-87F2-98C012BC7F10 at herstoryhospitality.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: <http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/attachments/20240707/391d8953/attachment-0001.htm>------------------------------Message: 4Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 06:09:51 -0600From: Meta Hirschl <metaji.prajna at gmail.com>To: NobHill Neighbors <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>Subject: [Neighbors] Update on NHNA workMessage-ID:        <CAHrZO7HuZkOrS7=hJnEGBHwXQgFWQSAU-TeKi+h8NCErDkx+HQ at mail.gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"Nob Hill Neighborhood Association Supports the UnhousedBaratunde Thurston?s podcast, How To Citizen, reminds us that citizenshipis an action, not just a status. Beyond voting, we must work, volunteer,and contribute to our community and democracy. Each day, we should askourselves, "What can I do to make our lives better? What is my role as acitizen?"On May 1st, neighbors from the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association (NHNA)gathered to explore how we could actively ?citizen.? We met with communityorganizations supporting the unhoused, including representatives fromAlbuquerque Community Safety (ACS), UNM Echo, the City, and City CouncilorNicole Rogers.Our goal was to find hands-on work to alleviate the suffering and despairwe witness on our neighborhood streets. Here?s what we decided:Our Immediate ActionWe were encouraged to contact the City Council to support funding for ACS.We sent emails and letters to City Councilors, and attended meetings, bothin person and remotely, to voice our support. Notably, Nob Hill residentPat Hirschl, 91 years young, spoke to the City Council in support of ACSfunding on May 20th.[image: A group of people in a meeting Description automatically generated]The City Council voted to support ACS, with members acknowledging thenumerous emails and phone calls they received in support. Thank you, NHNA!Our Longer Term ActionThe ACS Division Manager Walter Adams and his team suggested that hygienekits with basic personal supplies are crucial for the unhoused, and theycurrently lack enough of them. Rev. Dr. Dawn Rosignol, pastor of MonteVista Christian Church, has experience assembling hygiene kits throughtheir youth program. Rev. Dawn and Meta Hirschl are co-leading this effort.We decided to host events to assemble hygiene kits for ACS to distribute,and for neighbors to distribute directly. The kits include items such assunscreen, chapstick/lip gloss with sunscreen, toiletries, tampons/pads,socks, tuna fish pouches, fruit cups, and a note of encouragement.Additionally, we were invited to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the new ACSbuilding, which all residents of Albuquerque were invited to attend.In front of the new ACS building: ACS staff Jenny Carian, and neighbors PatHirschl and Bob Davis.Here is more about Jenny:Jenny grew up in Zuni Pueblo and holds a Bachelor of Science in HealthcareAdministration. She worked for five years as a Certified Nursing Assistantbefore spending over 10 years in healthcare administration, primarily atPresbyterian Hospital. Jenny comes to ACS from Ambercare Hospice where shewas the We Honor Veterans Coordinator.Here is more about ACS:ACS Mission: To provide Albuquerque with a holistic,empathetic, andinformed response to behavioral and mental health 911 calls.Response are personalized ot that of the individual, family, and communityso that ACS can bring ?The Right Response at the Right Time?ACS Vision: Any person can call for help and get a purposeful, humane andappropriate response.?   -   ACS is a national leader in alternative public safety responses, serving   our community?s most vulnerable.   -   In just over two and a half years, ACS has handled over 67,000 service   calls, with 80% diverted from police, showcasing effective community-based   safety interventions.   -   Other cities look to ACS as a model for developing similar programs.Another longer term goal the group discussed was to promote the buildingof  Accessory Dwelling Units<https://www.cabq.gov/planning/accessory-dwelling-unit/accessory-dwelling-units-adus-faqs>(ADUs)in our community for those who are interested in this approach.More to come, keep on the lookout for ways to volunteer.Meta.Meta Hirschl*There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but theremust never be a time when we fail to protest.* -Elie Wiesel-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: <http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/attachments/20240708/c81497d5/attachment-0001.htm>------------------------------Subject: Digest Footer_______________________________________________Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing listNeighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.comhttps://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nm------------------------------End of Neighbors_nobhill-nm Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4****************************************************_______________________________________________Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing listNeighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.comhttps://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nmThis Message Sent To: silva_f65 at yahoo.com_______________________________________________Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing listNeighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.comhttps://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nmThis Message Sent To: citizen at comcast.net _______________________________________________Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing listNeighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.comhttps://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nmThis Message Sent To: drewlynde at gmail.com_______________________________________________Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing listNeighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.comhttps://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nmThis Message Sent To: mullens.stephen at gmail.com_______________________________________________Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing listNeighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.comhttps://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nmThis Message Sent To: scottmsnyder528 at gmail.com
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