We talked to Dennis and Tami a year ago on the Hidden Hollow Trail between Sugar House Park and the Sugar House central business district. Dennis told me how he always saw Salt Lake City as being a place that has “had all of its ducks in a row.” But when he returned to Salt Lake, after living in California for ten years he was surprised by the level of lawlessness and drug … [Read more...]
Homeless in Salt Lake City: The Worsening Conditions of the Chronically Homeless and Those Suffering from Mental Disorders
Editor's Note: This article previously incorrectly stated that the Geraldine E. King Woman's Resource Center was operated by The Road Home Organization. The Geraldine E. King Woman's Resource Center is operated by the Volunteers of America. The Road Home operates the Men's Homeless Resource Center, Gail Miller Resource Center as well as the Midvale Family Homeless … [Read more...]
MAIN STREET SALT LAKE: Open Drug Use is Hurting Local Businesses
Downtown Salt Lake City: Main Street — Three homeless men sit in the former business entrance to the Off-Broadway Theater and distribute rations of spice or possibly weed. In broad daylight on the busy thoroughfare, they roll joints and watch the passers-by. Around the corner, acrid plumes of blue smoke fill the air. The SLCPD, like most metro Police departments, have … [Read more...]