'Politics is a brutal game, and the people who sign up for it should have a thick skin. But public discourse has become increasingly vitriolic over the past few years in a way that no one should have to endure,” writes The Times Editorial Board.
last week that he will not to run for a third term in order to focus on his battle with chronic depression. He didn’t attribute his decision completely to his other battle — with vocal and relentless critics — but did say there were times when the council job made dealing with his depression “more challenging.”
He asked city officials to evaluate whether a beach parking lot in Pacific Palisades and a portion of a park in Westchester could be used temporarily for safe camping for homeless people. He also voted with the majority of the council in 2020 to cut the police budget and put much of the money into city services and programs to help poorer communities.Opinion: Anti-camping laws tell homeless people where they can’t sleep.
Those positions made some people livid. He has been blamed for crime, fires and the proliferation of homeless encampments in his district —and sometimes beyond. People have yelled at him at public meetings and demonstrated in front of his house, where he lives with his husband and young son. At a lengthy Westchester Neighborhood Council
Later, one person piped up ridiculously: “He serves the needs of drug-addicted homeless people” over the needs of his constituents.
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