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While Salt Lake City is leading the housing push, it will take everyone to make it happen! We are asking landlords, volunteers, community leaders, churches—everyone—to step up to this challenge. We believe from past efforts we can house 60 of our most vulnerable this month. 9/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And so, yesterday officials (The Democratic Mayors of Salt Lake City/County/SSL and Republican Speaker, President and I) met together to discuss options. It was unanimously agreed to put more resources into housing and helping people—instead of continuing to warehouse them. 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

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This is due almost completely to many staying longer at the new centers than expected. Some of this is good—it’s helping people to stabilize and a much safer/nicer option than the downtown shelter. But it’s also bad because we are lagging in getting people into housing. 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Every morning the city/county/state and service providers have a call that details everything happening in this space including the exact number of people seeking shelter that night. We currently have about 100 people more than past years in the system. 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The state has been playing a more active role than normal beginning with Operation Rio Grande (to help SLC restore order and get treatment/jobs to those who need it) and helping to fund the new centers. With the completion of the last center this role will be diminishing soon. 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The original proposal was for 4 centers and 500 beds. Eventually that was changed to 3 centers and 700 beds. The state helped with funding and, by statute, the downtown shelter has to close when the last center opens (in approximately 4 weeks). 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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A little history. 3 years ago a committee lead by Palmer DePaulis and Gail Miller proposed closing the downtown shelter and moving to dispersed resource centers. Salt Lake City & County agreed and proposed the new model—focusing on housing instead of emergency shelter. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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First, and most importantly, my colleagues and I stated multiple times that NO ONE will be turned away and left in the cold. Period. There will be a place for everyone. We will also continue to walk the streets every night and help people into shelter. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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THREAD: It appears that some people either failed to read about the plan to help our homeless friends that was announced yesterday (taking a few media tweets out of context) or misunderstood what was actually proposed. So let me try to clarify.1/ https://t.co/teMRQ3rdus — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanielAPosner: @SpencerJCox doing his thing at the Mountain West Capital Network 100 Fastest Growing Companies Luncheon. He is humble,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JeffPassan: The Nationals are playing this game under protest. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Nationals: Ball don't lie. TOP 7 // #Nats 5, Astros 2 https://t.co/vygbBi447m — PolitiTweet.org

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I mean, that’s just a terrible throw and you penalize the base runner? — PolitiTweet.org

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Stepped away from the game to put my daughter to bed...and...yikes. That’s a BAD call. — PolitiTweet.org

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@spencerhall This happens to me almost every other week. It makes me sad. — PolitiTweet.org

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So grateful for our firefighters jumping at the chance to serve our friends in California. Be safe and Godspeed. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ElectionsUtah: Election Day is one week away! Today is the online and in-person registration deadline. However, if your municipality h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kslsports: Who has better ice cream? #BYUFootball #AggiesAllTheWay — PolitiTweet.org

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So. Many. Turnovers. #TakeNote — PolitiTweet.org

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@tate28 Same — PolitiTweet.org

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@kiaoraguy 😂😂😂 — PolitiTweet.org

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@TeamSudeth Farm words don’t count in Fairview. 😅 — PolitiTweet.org

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Damn right we are. 🐄💪#AggiesAllTheWay — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mrsbrenttaylor: 5 days before he was killed in action in last year, #majorbrenttaylor shared his final Facebook post urging all America… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WasatchSnow: It got down to -33.5F this morning at Peter Sinks, UT.... ...let that 'sink' in... — PolitiTweet.org

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@JaussiTaylor It totally autocorrected and I hit send without noticing. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Casey8590 @gordonhayward Correct — PolitiTweet.org

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JAY CROWDER DESERVES THIS #OnceAJazzmanAlwaysAJazzman — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sltrib: "Group solidarity based on shared detestations is fun," @GeorgeWill writes, but what if the left and right aren't grounded in a… — PolitiTweet.org

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@hcraighall @MikeLMower Highland Cathedral — PolitiTweet.org