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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 10/09/2026

Your vote is a housing issue. Election Protection: 866-OUR-VOTE. #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness

@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 25/08/2026

'This line item has a body count.' The cut to LA's homelessness services didn't come from a budget hawk — it came from a decades-old plan to gut the government. New clip; read Part 1: buff.ly/UPFfJar #Homelessness #HousingJustice

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 29/07/2026

Now the FY2027 federal budget proposes zeroing out CDBG, HOME, and the Continuum of Care — the coordination holding the system together. Disinvestment doesn't save the money. It moves the cost downstream: to ERs, jails, and people.

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 28/07/2026

We keep asking whether LA can afford to invest in housing. The real question is whether we can afford not to. New from Letters to the Housed — what disinvestment actually costs, and who ends up paying. A thread.

A broken calculator depicts our current article: The Investment We Chose Not to Make, Los Angeles Housing Cost from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 24/07/2026

"The people who will be harmed by this decision are not bureaucrats. They are families, veterans, seniors, and formerly homeless Angelenos." — Gita O'Neill, LAHSA Interim CEO 11,423 people. That's who this is about. 🔗 buff.ly/BZctRiK

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 22/07/2026

"A policy decision dressed up as a fraud investigation." LAHSA's complaint says a HUD official recommended cutting LA off a year before the fraud probe existed. What does oversight mean when the conclusion comes first? 🔗https://buff.ly/BZctRiK

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 03/07/2026

"The money is cut either way." Different mechanism than the CoC fight in May. Same destination for the people whose housing depends on it. Catch up on the series: buff.ly/wNx94tL #LAHSA #HomelessnessPolicy

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 24/06/2026

"The clearings that happened near the fan zones were not a solution to homelessness. They were a solution to visibility." What does accountability look like in your city once the cameras leave? #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 10/06/2026

The cascade begins quietly. It never ends that way. Read the full piece at the link above. @naehomelessness.bsky.social @shelterforce.bsky.social @housingdefense.bsky.social

A bold graphic illustration of a massive wave curling over a row of dark urban apartment buildings. The wave is rendered in deep green with black linework; the background shifts from purple to red. White serif text reads: "How Housing Falls Apart: Staying Housed, Part 2 of 4." Subheading: "Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA." URL: secondgracela.substack.com.

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 03/06/2026

Full article on substack: buff.ly/QjI2JKO

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 02/06/2026

Staying Housed — Part 1 of 4. Read it, share it, and send it to anyone navigating a notice right now. buff.ly/QjI2JKO

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 02/06/2026

CA law changed in 2026. Just-cause eviction protections now cover every unit in LA. Landlords must declare a legal reason. "Wanting the unit back" isn't one. @housingdefense.bsky.social @aforhj.org

Blog title: When the 3-Day Notice Arrives, Letter to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 23/05/2026

"The institutional chaos lands hardest on the people closest to the work." — Paul Asplund, Letters to the Housed

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 19/05/2026

"The land of the unknown continues to be operating in full swing." — Marcy Thompson, @naehomelessness.bsky.social What happens when the continuum disappears?

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 19/05/2026

The proposed replacement — ESG — was designed for emergency shelter. Not permanent supportive housing. Not the complex, wraparound work CoC funds. It's a downgrade dressed as reform.

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 08/05/2026

"The budget is not final. There is still time to change this." — @secondgracela.bsky.social. All 15 council district contacts in the full piece: buff.ly/ybsE8RP #EndHomelessness #CommunityAction

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 07/05/2026

"The city is using 44% occupancy across all providers to shut down a program operating at 84%." — @secondgracela.bsky.social. Budget vote in June. Full piece: buff.ly/ybsE8RP #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 06/05/2026

"To defund it now is to remove a net precisely when people are falling." — @secondgracela.bsky.social on Safe Parking LA. Budget vote is in June. Full piece: buff.ly/ybsE8RP #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 05/05/2026

The county cuts hit June 30 — same week FIFA World Cup opens in LA. Three HOPICS sites in South LA and Compton shut down. 36 households displaced. Back to unregulated, unsafe conditions. The timing is not a coincidence. buff.ly/ybsE8RP

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 05/05/2026

Safe Parking LA runs at 84% capacity. 40% of people who leave move to stable housing. Cost: $40/night. The city's justification for cutting it? A countywide average that lumps in programs that aren't working. That's not data. That's a pretext. buff.ly/ybsE8RP

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 01/05/2026

"Radical Hope is not optimism. It is the choice to see clearly and remain engaged anyway." The full four-part series: buff.ly/nxhphiu @naehomelessness.bsky.social @shelterforce.bsky.social @invisiblepeople.tv @controller.lacity.gov #RadicalHope #HousingJustice #2028Olympics #SecondGraceLA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 30/04/2026

"A referral to a waitlist is not a housing offer. It is a bureaucratic gesture that allows officials to say the word 'housing' while people remain on the street." Full accountability agenda → buff.ly/U6GRY1u @naehomelessness.bsky.social @mayor.lacity.gov #HousingFirst #EndHomelessness

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 29/04/2026

"The institutional machinery is moving faster than democratic oversight." — Paul Asplund, Letters to the Housed Full article → buff.ly/A4sbajJ @naehomelessness.bsky.social @shelterforce.bsky.social #2028Olympics #CommunityAccountability #SecondGraceLA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 24/04/2026

The challenge has never been the evidence. It has always been the political will to act on it. Article 4 drops Tuesday. Explicit demands. What accountability could still look like before the World Cup and the Olympics. Full series: buff.ly/nxhphiu @mayor.lacity.gov @naehomelessness.bsky.social

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 23/04/2026

A referral to LAHSA's coordinated entry system — where the wait for permanent supportive housing exceeds two years — is not a housing offer. What would an actual housing offer look like before the World Cup begins? buff.ly/5bCYcze #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice #2028Olympics

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 17/04/2026

"The gap is not knowledge. The gap is power: who has the authority to make these decisions, and whether they are willing to share it." buff.ly/aYWh3JV #HousingJustice #CommunityPower #2028Olympics

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 15/04/2026

When the Doctors of the World clinic near the Stade de France closed for the Olympics, 30% fewer people accessed care after it reopened. The disruption broke years of trust. Community members predicted this. #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #2028Olympics

An abstract, textural poster with the title ask them first: what Paris taught us about who's expertise counts from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 10/04/2026

Week 1 of 4. The evidence exists. The money exists. The community expertise exists. What's missing is political will — and that responds to public pressure. Read. Share. Act. buff.ly/HhmGR2O #2028Olympics #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice

Countdown clocks for FIFA World Cup and Los Angeles Olympics. The clocks are ticking; the time to act is now. House Them or Hide Them? LA’s Choice Before Olympics 2028

A four-part investigation into Olympic displacement, community expertise, and what Los Angeles can still do before the world arrives.

Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

The Four-Part Series
Publishing every Tuesday in April 2026

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 09/04/2026

Every Olympics. Same displacement. Same promises. Same silence. Why do we keep pretending LA will be different? buff.ly/HhmGR2O #2028Olympics #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 01/04/2026

Lisbon. Buenos Aires. Manchester. Santiago. Four cities making measurable progress on homelessness with fewer resources than LA. So what's stopping us? Full piece → buff.ly/EaCk7oa #EndHomelessness #SystemicChange

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 27/03/2026

In LA, young people experiencing housing instability move an average of 15 times in a single year. Fifteen times in one year. Research by @rand.org and @capolicylab.bsky.social. Manchester's youth prevention program exists so that number never has to happen. 🔗 buff.ly/6yQcFI0 #YouthHomelessness

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 26/03/2026

$908 million. That's what LA spent on homeless services this year. Manchester's prevention program started at £663,000. We spend the money either way. We'd like to bring this to the attention of @rand.org @capolicylab.bsky.social @ighomelessness.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/6yQcFI0 #YouthHomelessness

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 25/03/2026

Young people in Manchester's Pathfinder program were asked what helped most. Not the policy. Not the budget. Someone who stayed. Built by @depaulintl.bsky.social championed by @andyburnham.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/eu57MiC #YouthHomelessness #EndHomelessness #RadicalHospitality

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 24/03/2026

In 2021, Greater Manchester launched a youth prevention program. Every at-risk young person gets a dedicated coach. No rotation. No handoffs. Someone who stays. Result: 42% drop in rough sleeping since peak. 23% drop in a single year. #Pathfinder #HousingFirst #RadicalHospitality

The Most Expensive Mistake We're Making: Why LA Doesn't Prevent Youth Homelessness from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA with a background of a hand woven Union Jack flag symbolizing a public safety net for youth, in particular.

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 24/03/2026

1,000 young people age out of LA's foster care system every year. Nearly 1 in 4 will be homeless by age 23. Manchester found a better way. A thread. 🧵 #YouthHomelessness #EndHomelessness #Prevention

A patchwork safety net made from torn strips of the Union Jack flag — red crosses, white bands, blue fields — braided and knotted with rope, twine, and rough yarn into a single strong mesh. The net hangs taut against pure darkness. Photorealistic, dramatic overhead light, shallow depth of field.

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 20/03/2026

This week: Buenos Aires proved you can redesign a system while the walls fall. Next week: Greater Manchester's youth prevention model — why not housing young people early is LA's most expensive mistake. buff.ly/CvOClc1 #EndHomelessness #HousingFirst

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 10/02/2026

The math: $443,000 of community-designed programs in an $843 million budget. That's 0.05%. The word in the budget is "inform"—not decide, not vote. buff.ly/k79Aawp

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 06/02/2026

"What would a truly effective, accountable, community-centered homelessness response system look like?" That's what we were asked to design. Six prototypes. Evidence-based solutions. Specific implementation plans. Then the money disappeared.  buff.ly/520QGHB #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness

Abstract poster with message of "What would a truly effective, accountable, community-centered homelessness response system look like?" by SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 30/01/2026

This week's question: Where does hope live? Not in institutions. Not in policies. Not in the "best of America's nature." Hope lives in the small practices of care we maintain for each other when everything else collapses. Full essay: buff.ly/aHvjMzv

Fragile yet determined hands holding a single candle. Radical Hope in the Face of State Violence from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 29/01/2026

Ai Weiwei: "Freedom is not a gift. It must be wrestled from the hands of banality and the quiet complicity with power." No government is coming to save us. Our response must come from somewhere else entirely. buff.ly/aHvjMzv #RadicalHospitality #SystemicChange #MutualAid

Poster with quote: Ai Weiwei: "Freedom is not a gift. It must be wrestled from the hands of banality and the quiet complicity with power." from SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 23/01/2026

This week: despair, hope, and the long arc. Next week: LA's new Dept of Homelessness and Housing. Brutal months. Lots to reassess. Stay safe. Stay hopeful. We belong to each other. buff.ly/xzcFIf7 #RadicalHope #EndHomelessness #SystemicChange

Poster with message: "We were born for times like these." by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 22/01/2026

"The world I see, far beyond today's headlines, is one of peace, tolerance, love, understanding." This is Radical Hope. Not naive—strategic. buff.ly/xzcFIf7 #RadicalHope #SocialJustice #SystemicChange

The peace gesture with message: "The world I see, far beyond today's headlines, is one of peace, tolerance, love, understanding." by SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 20/01/2026

"I've never known why I care about other people, and I can't shut it off, even when it's tearing me apart." If you're feeling it this week—you're not alone. buff.ly/xzcFIf7 #RadicalHope #SocialJustice #Immigration

Poster with a message "I've never known why I care about other people, and I can't shut it off, even when it's tearing me apart." by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 14/01/2026

There ARE alternatives. Trust-based philanthropy. Community-led funding. Mutual aid. But first, we have to name the problem. Read the complete series: buff.ly/D1VmC7g Subscribe. Share. Let's build something different. #EndHomelessness #CommunityAction

A vibrant, beautiful woman with her back to camera struggles to make sense of the unnecessary paperwork needed to secure funding.

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 03/12/2025

Ford Foundation's BUILD initiative: 5-year unrestricted grants to 300+ organizations. Result? 83% became more financially resilient. 94% strengthened their financial situation. Trust-based funding isn't just for elite institutions. It works everywhere. buff.ly/WOJrZXG

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 19/11/2025

"As the gay rights movement became reliant on wealthy donors, the goals shifted to what those funders would prioritize. So, why marriage? Because rich people wanted it." Question: How do we ensure the most impacted communities control resources meant for them? Read Part 2: buff.ly/4YCQkZI

The corporate elites perched atop a high rise building, looking down on the masses with the title: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded Part 2 of 3 from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 15/11/2025

This week on mission drift: Your responses reminded me why this work matters. So many leaders navigating the impossible bargain—grow big enough to get resources, watch those resources warp everything. Next week: how funders fund their own kind through proximity, not malice. buff.ly/fU6FUf6

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@SecondGrace.LA @secondgrace.la · 06/11/2025

EPISODE 6 now available: Remember the Small Victories. Every shower matters. Every conversation matters. Every moment of dignity restored matters. You may not end the crisis today, but you absolutely made someone's day better. buff.ly/XmGdstx #PracticalGrace #SmallVictories #BurnoutPrevention

Practical Grace. 8 service tools to prevent burnout. Episode 6: Remember the Small Victories by SecondGrace.LA

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