The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Annual Trends Among the Unsheltered in Three Los Angeles Neighborhoods: The Los Angeles Longitudinal Enumeration and Demographic Survey (LA LEADS) 2025 Annual Report
English Summary
The LA LEADS 2025 report indicates that while overall unsheltered homelessness has plateaued, the composition of the crisis is shifting dramatically from visible encampments to rough sleeping and vehicle dwelling. This shift is critical because rough sleepers are more geographically diffuse, present higher average acuity levels, and are less responsive to traditional encampment-resolution strategies. Consequently, the report warns that continued reliance on tent-focused interventions will yield diminishing returns. Policy must pivot toward scaling up low-barrier behavioral health care and long-term supportive housing to effectively address the increasingly clinical and diffuse nature of the unsheltered population.
中文摘要
《LA LEADS 2025》報告指出，雖然整體無遮蔽無房的流浪現象已趨於平穩，但危機的組成結構正從可見的帳篷營地，急劇轉向街面露宿和車輛居住。這一轉變至關重要，因為露宿者在地理上更為分散，平均病況嚴重程度（acuity levels）更高，且對傳統的營地解決策略反應較低。因此，報告警告稱，持續依賴以帳篷為重點的介入措施將會產生邊際效益遞減。政策必須轉型，朝向擴大低門檻行為健康照護和長期支持性住房，才能有效應對無家可歸人口日益具備的臨床性和分散性本質。
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