Mayor: "Tough Love" Approach Toward Homelessness Working

Andrea Gusty asks Mayor Dan Sullivan about his proposed sidewalk ban, beefed up enforcement of the city's panhandling laws, Title 21 and the municipal lawsuit over the Knik Arm Bridge project

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Story Created: Jul 22, 2011 at 7:02 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Aug 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM AKDT

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NOT TOUGH LOVE..BUT COMMON SENSE said on Thursday, Sep 8 at 7:44 AM

Why don't all you bleeding heart liberals get real. All of these homeless have family, relatives, friends, aquaintances,that have probably got sick & tired of giving them a handout. Most of these are just too lazy to fend for themselves.The only homeless that need the attention are the VETS. They defended our country and kept freedom alive for the United States.If these homeless want food and shelter, let the city put them to work for meals, by cleaning the streets, parks, bathrooms and any other simple jobs they can line up. People that get "FREE" everthing, NEVER bother to try & improve themselves, BECAUSE its easier to beg for hand outs. Welface, food stamps are more than enough sympathy and compassion and help. Let them help themselves for heavens sakes!!

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worker said on Wednesday, Jul 27 at 11:42 PM

give them a job not a hand out

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judith Kalkins said on Saturday, Jul 23 at 11:27 AM

Tough Love ? Love is whats needed and help for these homeless people there is a reason they are out there and its a cry for help whats wrong with people now a days have we all lost the ability to care about each other.I bet the mayor and his family never been hungry or with out shame shame on him

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Elstun Lauesen said on Friday, Jul 22 at 8:01 PM

Tough Love? Let the Mayor spend a week out in the cold in the winter. He has driven them deeper into the woods and out to the edges of the city. Hundreds of women and children suffer under this fool's policies. Shame on him. He needs some 'tough love' from the voters next April!

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