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Lawrence J. McQuillan
Lawrence J. McQuillan is a senior fellow with the Independent Institute in Oakland, Calif. He is coauthor of the report Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions.
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Lawrence J. McQuillan
| Mar 30, 2023
Politicians, government officials, and academic “experts” from coast to coast have been insisting for years that homelessness is a “national crisis,” as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass both claim. That is a misdiagnosis, deflecting responsibility away from cities…