California veteran reveals her solutions for solving the homeless crisis in San Diego
Marine Corps veteran said 'politics and policies' have led to current crisis
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A San Diego community activist has revealed her thoughts regarding how to reverse the homeless crisis in her city.
Kate Monroe, a veteran of the Marine Corps, is "fighting to find safe homes" for the homeless population in San Diego, as noted on "Fox & Friends First" on Tuesday, June 13.
Monroe responded to a comment in a recent interview by California Gov. Gavin Newsom; she said the community is not to blame or at fault for the homeless crisis in San Diego.
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She said the state's solution is to spend over $160 million on hotels — as a way of getting the homeless off the streets.
"I think politics and policies in California, certainly here in San Diego, have led us to this crisis," Monroe said on "Fox & Friends First."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Veteran Kate Monroe joined "Fox & Friends First" to share her ideas for solving the homeless crisis in San Diego, California — a crisis she blamed on "politics and policies." (Fox News)
The California governor blamed the state's homeless crisis on the increase of housing costs — but Monroe disagreed with the governor's remarks.
"Housing costs have nothing to do with the fact that we have this many homeless people, period," Monroe commented.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The San Diego mayor and its City Council recently proposed banning homeless encampments, as Fox News Digital recently reported.
The city of San Diego, California, is proposing a ban on homeless encampments, a solution that Monroe believes is a "complete failure and oversight," as she noted on "Fox & Friends First" on June 13, 2023. (Fox News)
Monroe called this possible solution simply "window dressing."
Added Monroe, "Banning something and actually properly adjudicating it are two totally different things."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This solution would bring in funds to relocate the homeless population from the streets and move people downtown to Balboa Park.
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This "complete failure and oversight" would generate more money, but the money would not go toward helping the homeless community, Monroe added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Monroe has come up with a solution of "sanctioned camping," which would provide the homeless with a safe, sanitary, secure and sanctioned environment that offers sustenance and services they do not have now. (Fox News)
Monroe has come up with a solution of her own that she believes would help mitigate the problem of homelessness in San Diego.
"Sanctioned camping is the next step for people … We need to provide that solution for people," she said.
"Transition without transformation is an absolute nightmare."
This "sanctioned camping" would provide the homeless community with a safe, sanitary, secure and sanctioned environment, offering sustenance and additional services, Monroe continued.
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As a veteran, she believes the military would be able to work alongside the city and build infrastructure in a matter of days that would be worth a tenth of the cost of the hotel proposition.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Transition without transformation is an absolute nightmare [and] waste of time, energy and taxpayer dollars," said Monroe.