Thursday, January 19, 2006
One woman's effort to feed the homeless is being thwarted by city marshals and gentrification
Gail Sacco has made it her mission to feed the homeless at Circle Park.
BY EMMILY BRISTOL
Photo Credit: Bill Hughes, Photo Editor
If you ask any of the homeless men and women who congregate at the Huntridge Circle Park who Gail Sacco is, you'll hear a common refrain: She's an angel.
http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2006/01/19/local_news/news03.txt
Relevant story, Las Vegas City Life, Page 13
written by Matt O'Brien
Fine whine
Las Vegas makes another appearance on 'meanest cities' list; Mayor Goodman resorts to name-calling
The list reads like tour stops for ZZ Top. Or the locations of multiple Hooters franchises. Or campaign stops for a presidential candidate desperate for votes:
Sarasota, Fla.; Lawrence, Kan.; Little Rock, Ark.; Atlanta; and Las Vegas.
But the list is actually none of the above. It is the five cities that are meanest to homeless people, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. The Washington, D.C.-based groups released the list on Jan. 11, along with a 161-page report on the criminalization of homelessness in the country.
http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2006/01/19/local_news/news02.txt
Other Media Coverage:
TV Coverage:
Vegas dubbed 'mean' with regards to homeless
KVBC, Channel 3, Jan 16, 2006
Vegas dubbed 'mean' with regards to homeless
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10837493/from/RL.2/
Newspaper Coverage:
http://www.lvcitylife.com/articles/2005/12/23/cover_story/cover.txt
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jan/12/011210209.html
Independent Media Coverage:
http://lasvegas.staughton.indypgh.org/news/2006/01/4176.php
http://lasvegas.staughton.indypgh.org/news/2005/11/3698.php
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