The mayor-elect has warned that systemic change will be hard, and he’s right. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t simple ways he can make life better for the 50,000 people in homeless shelters.
The next mayor will inherit a substantial homelessness problem. He should prevent evictions by giving tenants representation in housing court.
Yes, solving the homelessness crisis will take more affordable housing and living-wage jobs. But it will also require a better shelter system.
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