Opinion: Permanent Housing is the Way Forward as Communities Overheat

“While it becomes more dangerous to live outside without reprieve from the heat, the city has doubled down on penalizing the homeless instead of focusing on housing initiatives,” writes Rudrani Ghosh, in an op-ed for City Limits. She argues that the city should increase the housing supply through initiatives such as modular housing, and expand permanent housing access to asylum seekers who have limited pathways to housing, especially as inclement climate conditions make homelessness fatal.