San Francisco let’s not pretend, that grid lock in this city/county, regarding housing and homeless citizens has not been a reality for the past 15 years. Worst than this grid lock reality, is the timeline/history of my 1 year residence in the city/county of San Francisco. Which documents the events of housing/homelessness I have been confronting since 2008. Especially from H.U.D. DC, with it’s poor decision to refer my grievance to regional H.U.D, San Francisco for a grievance against South West Behavioral Services case managers, Margaret Finn and Johnny Garcia. So my arrival May 2017 was already hexed with civic bureaucracy, that would not place me nor my complaints/posting in favorable light. In fact, some might think, my whining is excessive, with invalid accusations. But then how I’m living this experience and how it is being comprehended might be two different things all together. Or worst PHISHED!
When I arrived in San Francisco, I felt that the Homeless Citizen 90 day Shelter Bed program was questionable. Seeming it nor any other civic operations has able body Transitional Homeless Citizen Programs. They simply provide 90 days, and services such as employment, conventional housing, social security disability, medical, behavioral referrals. But no full 2 years Homeless Citizen Transitional Development Programs. Seeming 311 is a city/county provided service, by which city/county tax dollars pay for it. The 311 90 day Shelter Bed Programs seems to be inefficient when dealing with the concerns and totals needs of citizens at the cost of all citizens. Whereas private enterprise business, could say but never do, they can afford to lose a customer. 311 and all other Civic operations, can never say-“They can afford to lose a citizen”. Yet they have lost me and perhaps others due to inefficiency and consistent procedural discrepancies.
The Grid Lock I have experience being a homeless citizen in San Francisco for one year; has reached its worst as I prepare to leave the county/city. My story is as follows: I was discharged from a respite 4/20/2018. I was admitted to the respite 03/02/2018. I was admitted to General Hospital San Francisco 02/19/2018/ – I was discharged 02/21/2018. For some reason which my doctor does not understand, the problem with my discharge which was reckless and rapid. I was discharged to a shelter for only one day. My doctor then looked into why I was not discharged into a respite considering, my operation was a cervical spinal operation and it takes up to 90 days for full recovery. 6 of those 9 days in another shelter (via the shelter reservation program). I spent 3 of those days on the streets, including 2/22/2018 the day after the surgery.
At this point all seemed fine until 4/20/2018 when I discharged from the respite. I called 311 on 4/20/2018 to accept my 90 Shelter bed. I called late and there were only two choices, Dolores #1 and Dolores #2. I chose Dolores #2 for personal reasons posted August/September 2017. On 4/28/2018 I decided to call 311 and see if I could relocate/transfer to another shelter. The reason for my request was that seeming 90 days for full recovery had not pasted, a top bunk was not a good option for me, and thus I was going to need a bottom bunk. The 311 operator basically informed me that ‘ once a decision is made as to which shelter the client desires. It can not be change.’ He suggested I talk to the Dolores #2 staff and see if arrangement could be made. In the past 311’s suggest only resulted several forms to be filled out and verified by a doctor, by which a decision would not be made within 90 days. Thus I found not need to take the suggest seriously. Instead I asked, “How could I make a reservation at Providence?” The 311 operator informed me that I would have to end my current/new 90 day shelter bed reservation (72 hours) and then request a 90 day shelter bed, placing me at the bottom of the list again. At that time, I could then request a shelter bed at Providence and if one was available at the time of this change, then it would be provided.
Since that conversation ended, all I kept reflecting about was that back in Nov 2017, I started to prepare for my relocation from San Francisco to Los Angeles. And considering the inconsistent public service of housing and homeless citizen housing/sheltering in San Francisco, all I can think is GRID LOCK-System Error Somewhere in SF-GRID LOCK-System Error Somewhere in SF-GRID LOCK-System Error Somewhere in SF-GRID LOCK-System Error Somewhere in SF-
I recently did an assessment for PTSD by which new hypothesis question the effect of day to day stress on PTSD. The new considerations at this point is a new program titled REPS-Resolving Psychological Stress. I was not chosen for the research, but during the assessment the discussion of my PTSD from an assault upon my eye and face (random act of violence) in Los Angeles came up for further review. Yet as I was answering the questions and reflecting upon how I feel about the incident, by which the Police Dept was informed after the expiration for random acts of violence from a hospital emergency room. A citizen has 24 hours to get to an emergency room, when it involves a random act of violence and or assault that is not reported or doc’d by the police themselves. I arrived at the hospital 38 hours later. Thus the admitting nurse and the hospital social worker did not know how to attend to my admittance. They call the police just to be on the safe side. As the police was taking my statement, he noticed that my timing/date was off. When he asked “Exactly when did this incident happen?” The hospital and I both informed him of the accurate date. He then went on to explain to the hospital staff, that this report is going anywhere, because the date is printed on the complaint from the 911 operator when the call is coming from the hospital and or involves any act of violence by which the state takes on responsibility for the victim. He was upset at them for not realizing this and he was upset with me for not cooperating fully.
Thus the PTSD from my injury from another citizen is important. But I think I have experience more day to day stress leading to incidences by which PTSD occur from the CIVIC Operation/Civic Employees. My Paul Goree -TIME LINE of CIVIC OPERATION ADMINISTER INCIDENCES:
1# Las Vegas, NV 2009: Clark County Social Service Case Manager, upon the statement of another client. Proceeded with housing fraud upon me. The request was denied by her superiors, but made me seriously question my future in Social Service/Sociology. Seeming NASW Ethics demand that case manager client relationship be attended to. Thus no case manager/social worker should ever take the complaint from one client against another client (seeming these clients are CITIZENS).
2# Las Vegas, NV 2011: Labor Commission of Nevada/USA. I fully understand the purpose of the Labor Commission and its regards toward protecting the employment rights of all citizens. Thus if one of us allow our employer to take advantage of us: it effects all of us. Yet at the same time I can not let my own opinion and Liberty be pushed aside for what usually result in legislative changes. One year before the incident with the Labor Commission placing me against my prior “quasi” employer, I wrote a post titled WHOSE TIME IS IT ANYWAY? https://paulgoree.wordpress.com /tag/part-time-employment/
3# Phoenix, AZ 2012-2014: South West Behavioral Service and Margaret Finn/Johnny Garcia. Finn and Garcia were not responsive to client nor intra-Civic Operations to provide preventive measures regarding the housing of Homeless Citizens with the Housing of SSD Homeless Citizens with a Federal HUD Categorical Grant. http://paulgoree.blogspot.com/2014/09/client-profile-debate-unethical-actions.html
4# San Diego, CA 2015: Obama Phone and California Lifeline vs. SafeLink. Safelink services provided me a second line of service on my account. Which was immediately denied by California Lifeline (which cancelled the second line of service) and Safelink Corp. itself. The guideline by which California Life Line operate does not provide two lines of service. Even through the system by which Safe Link and California Life Line will provide 2 lines of service. Some how a rep. approached me and offered me the phone. Which I sort of agree with the rep. Seeming since eligibility is based on financial need. The need of adult clients with children would be ground upon which a second line of service should be provided. So that parents can keep in touch with their children.
5# Los Angeles, CA 2015: Los Angeles Public Library Civic Employee and The State of California. Till this day I do not understand how a civic employee believes that when they are on the clock (of the tax payers) that they are regular civic citizens. Only active military has 24/7 detail. Thus this case still baffles me. http://paulgoree.blogspot.com/2016/10/regarding-issue-with-los-angeles-city.html
6# San Francisco, CA 2017-2018: 311 90 Day Shelter Beds, San Francisco Social Service GA Program, Transition Homeless Programs. Since no Homelesss Citizen Trespass Option without Criminal Intent exist currently in the California Revised Code. Homelessness is going to be really an issue with California as the Homeless Citizen population increase nationally. In San Francisco it seems that 311 90 Shelter Beds (paid by city/county taxes) are up against San Francisco Social Service GA program who also pays for bed with client award. Yet still there is a huge GRID LOCK situation going on with San Francisco and it’s citizen base population, who are HOMELESS. Don’t forget San Francisco that ‘SHELTER’ is the last accomplishment we as a society must accomplish as detailed in A.Maslow Theory of social upward mobility to survive.http://paulgoree.blogspot.com/2014/11/part-two-maslows-theorem-great-society.html
Here is a link that currently explain the GRID LOCK of San Francisco homeless situation. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/As-rain-comes-down-more-S-F-homeless-shelters-6773032.php
So is it me or is it the nature of the beast: CIVIC BUREAUCRACY. Regardless one fact I won’t stand by idly and let our state and nation slowly be minimized-as if nothing is going on. Thus it is imperative that we Americans understand the CIVIC can never express sentiments that suggest…”We can afford to lose a citizen!” Because we are the very citizens who are the people for the people as a collective state/nation.
So 311 San Francisco, do you or do you not allow transfers? If not why offer a service that is only going to not be particle to a citizen base that is ‘TRANSIENT” in their collective individual nature of existence. The inconsistent or sudden changes by which Homeless Citizen will often use, is not a measurement of their behavior. It is a measurement of the changes in society, by which the civic legislation has not caught up with. The sad affair is the stress it causes on the citizens, both homeless and not! Is our civic municipalities ready to take on the LIBEL responsibility that is associated with the stress that they place upon citizens? How do we begin to measure this stress? Are Tax payers going to want to accept the payment of taxation for Civic stress created by civic employees and the civic municipal?
The following is from my Chiespirit blog, explaining stress, the importance of Stress Management.
http://chi-espirit.blogspot.com/2017/12/chi-espirt-page.html
CHI-ESPIRIT
Posted By Paul Goree 12/10/2017
Consciously acknowledging all that is in existence upon the earth-as created by God (the creator of the universe). Through Chi-Espirit we can develope a natural appreciation and respect for one another: by which we enable ourselves to LOVE God (by severing him) and Love one another!
How stress affects your health
Opening by Paul Goree 12/11/2017 San Francisco
It is so critical that we understand and acknowledge the stress we cause upon each other as we interact. This stress minimizes us as it is a silent killing medical factor: that leads to strokes, heart attacks, and anxiety, paranoia and self-esteem issues. As we interact, we have the capability to consciously consider how our actions, words and thoughts might affect another individual, creating stress on them. By which they go throughout the day passing that stress and anxiety on to others. If it is know that proximity to someone who is happy with a positive perspective, can increase our attitude, cause us to be more positive. This is a great STRESS REDUCTION and collectively inspires positive growth and empowerment. As American our individualism is attacked daily, with negative comments. These comments may not be directed at us, but the reception of that negative comment towards someone else, has the same affect, considering we are a collective of individuals with individuals liberties. This enhances our liberties of what it is we want and can accomplish in this nation. Why would those who are directly linked to us, want to bring the collective down with negative comments.
Negative comments are intentional expression that aim to attack an individual’s liberty! They also linger in the conscious mind and causes passive stress. This passive stress grows and grows, leading to the worst paranoia. Why do we do this? My liberties and freedoms are vested in your liberties and freedoms and at this era of human history-we can consciously acknowledge this and decrease negative energy, thoughts, expression and passion verbal assault. We then can learn and grow from that by which we are linked. The individualism/difference is where we all have an advantage, to increase and cement our liberty.
The following is report is from the American Psychological Association, detailing the importance of recognizing the health dangers of stress. This is something that is very Chiespirit as it –makes us consciously consider our creation from God and how we are all linked as one. So let’s start consciously doing some things that are extreme POSITIVE. Knowing that negative energy will still and always be presence (Ying-Yang). But we can serve God by loving one another and helping one another come to higher understanding of our existence on this beautiful planet.
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress.aspx
Stress: We’ve all felt it. Sometimes stress can be a positive force, motivating you to perform well at your piano recital or job interview. But often — like when you’re stuck in traffic — it’s a negative force. If you experience stress over a prolonged period of time, it could become chronic — unless you take action.
A natural reaction
Have you ever found yourself with sweaty hands on a first date or felt your heart pound during a scary movie? Then you know you can feel stress in both your mind and body.
This automatic response developed in our ancient ancestors as a way to protect them from predators and other threats. Faced with danger, the body kicks into gear, flooding the body with hormones that elevate your heart rate, increase your blood pressure, boost your energy and prepare you to deal with the problem.
These days, you’re not likely to face the threat of being eaten. But you probably do confront multiple challenges every day, such as meeting deadlines, paying bills and juggling childcare that make your body react the same way. As a result, your body’s natural alarm system — the “fight or flight” response — may be stuck in the on position. And that can have serious consequences for your health.
Pressure points
Even short-lived, minor stress can have an impact. You might get a stomach-ache before you have to give a presentation, for example. More major acute stress, whether caused by a fight with your spouse or an event like an earthquake or terrorist attack, can have an even bigger impact.
Multiple studies have shown that these sudden emotional stresses — especially anger — can trigger heart attacks, arrhythmias and even sudden death.1 Although this happens mostly in people who already have heart disease, some people don’t know they have a problem until acute stress causes a heart attack or something worse.
Chronic stress
When stress starts interfering with your ability to live a normal life for an extended period, it becomes even more dangerous. The longer the stress lasts, the worse it is for both your mind and body. You might feel fatigued, unable to concentrate or irritable for no good reason, for example. But chronic stress causes wear and tear on your body, too.
Stress can make existing problems worse.2 In one study, for example, about half the participants saw improvements in chronic headaches after learning how to stop the stress-producing habit of “catastrophizing,” or constantly thinking negative thoughts about their pain.3 Chronic stress may also cause disease, either because of changes in your body or the overeating, smoking and other bad habits people use to cope with stress. Job strain — high demands coupled with low decision-making latitude — is associated with increased risk of coronary disease, for example.4 Other forms of chronic stress, such as depression and low levels of social support, have also been implicated in increased cardiovascular risk. And once you’re sick, stress can also make it harder to recover. One analysis of past studies, for instance, suggests that cardiac patients with so-called “Type D” personalities — characterized by chronic distress — face higher risks of bad outcomes.5
What you can do
Reducing your stress levels can not only make you feel better right now, but may also protect your health long-term.
In one study, researchers examined the association between “positive affect” — feelings like happiness, joy, contentment and enthusiasm — and the development of coronary heart disease over a decade.6 They found that for every one-point increase in positive affect on a five-point scale, the rate of heart disease dropped by 22 percent.
While the study doesn’t prove that increasing positive affect decreases cardiovascular risks, the researchers recommend boosting your positive affect by making a little time for enjoyable activities every day.
Other strategies for reducing stress include:
- Identify what’s causing stress. Monitor your state of mind throughout the day. If you feel stressed, write down the cause, your thoughts and your mood. Once you know what’s bothering you, develop a plan for addressing it. That might mean setting more reasonable expectations for yourself and others or asking for help with household responsibilities, job assignments or other tasks. List all your commitments, assess your priorities and then eliminate any tasks that are not absolutely essential.
- Build strong relationships. Relationships can be a source of stress. Research has found that negative, hostile reactions with your spouse cause immediate changes in stress-sensitive hormones, for example.7 But relationships can also serve as stress buffers. Reach out to family members or close friends and let them know you’re having a tough time. They may be able to offer practical assistance and support, useful ideas or just a fresh perspective as you begin to tackle whatever’s causing your stress.
- Walk away when you’re angry. Before you react, take time to regroup by counting to 10. Then reconsider. Walking or other physical activities can also help you work off steam. Plus, exercise increases the production of endorphins, your body’s natural mood-booster. Commit to a daily walk or other form of exercise — a small step that can make a big difference in reducing stress levels.
- Rest your mind. According to APA’s 2012 Stress in America survey, stress keeps more than 40 percent of adults lying awake at night. To help ensure you get the recommended seven or eight hours of shut-eye, cut back on caffeine, remove distractions such as television or computers from your bedroom and go to bed at the same time each night. Research shows that activities like yoga and relaxation exercises not only help reduce stress, but also boost immune functioning.8
- Get help. If you continue to feel overwhelmed, consult with a psychologist or other licensed mental health professional who can help you learn how to manage stress effectively. He or she can help you identify situations or behaviors that contribute to your chronic stress and then develop an action plan for changing them.
The American Psychological Association’s Practice Directorate gratefully acknowledges the assistance of David S. Krantz, PhD, Beverly Thorn, PhD, and Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD, in developing this fact sheet.
References
1 Krantz, D.S., Whittaker, K.S. & Sheps, D.S. (2011). “Psychosocial risk factors for coronary artery disease: Pathophysiologic mechanisms.” In Heart and Mind: Evolution of Cardiac Psychology . Washington, DC: APA.
2 Kiecolt-Glaser, J. & Glaser, R.
3 Thorn, B.E., Pence, L.B., et al. (2007). “A randomized clinical trial of targeted cognitive behavioral treatment to reduce catastrophizing in chronic headache sufferers.” Journal of Pain 8 , 938-949.
4 Krantz, D.S. & McCeney, M.K. (2002). “Effects of psychological and social factors on organic disease: A critical assessment of research on coronary heart disease.” Annual Review of Psychology, 53 , 341-369.
5 Denollet, J., et al. (2010). “A general propensity to psychological distress affects cardiovascular outcomes: Evidence from research on the type D (distressed) personality profile.” Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 3, 546-557.
6 Davidson, K.W., Mostofsky, E. & Whang, W. (2010). “Don’t worry, by happy: Positive affect and reduced 10-year incident coronary heart disease: The Canadian Nova Scotia Health Survey.” European Heart Journal, 31 , 1065-1070.
7 Kiecolt-Glaser, J. & Glaser, R.
8 Kiecolt-Glaser, J. & Glaser, R.
Revised 2013
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This trip to San Francisco has now been determined a back track to initial trip which started 5/2017 thru 5/2018. Now with the rest of the unexpected TOUR OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco is now consistent with San Diego, and Los Angeles. Except the sudden change of plans 8/2017 to not continue at all in California- no need to venture to Sacramento.
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