Press-Telegram recently had an article about Jack Smith and throwing his hat in the ring for a District Seat. Met Jack a few years ago at the Change Please college exhibit at a 2nd Saturday Art Walk. Al D and Smiley on the sidebar are Mr. Smith's You Tube interviews with two of Long Beach's homeless. I probably knew Smiley and definitely knew Al D. There have been a few changes to the picnic area at Alamitos Ave/Ocean Blvd. where Smith filmed them.
The news article mentioned that Smith advocates for homeless and speaks out against homeless services. Sounds like a contradiction, eh? Not really. Mr. Smith told me about what he and others were working on at the time I met him ~ using the Palace Hotel to house homeless youth. The P-T article mentions that project which became a reality.
Next up, for me, is borrowing a library laptop to see if posts/photos I copied to the USB thingy will work. Have more to say about homeless services, but not today.
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