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Annotated Bibliography
Davis, Mike. "Fortress Los Angeles: The Militarization of Urban Space." . N.p.. Web. 27 Apr
2014. <http://friklasse.dk/files/Fortress Los Angeles - The Militarization of Urban Space
- Davis.pdf>.
Mike Davis, American urban theorist and writer, writes about the design of Los Angeles
and its ingenious planning that militarizes its urban space. Davis writes a very detailed
expository book. He provides evidence like prizing wining architect, Frank Gehry, who
helped design Los Angeles to be able to incorporate luxurious spaces within an area
overwhelmed by poverty. Davis creates his argument for academic readers in hopes to
show them the planned and design within Los Angeles that were aimed to segregate the
rich and the poor.

Lupkin, Sydney. "Tuberculosis Outbreak Hits LA Homeless." ABC News. ABC News Network,
22 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/02/22/tuberculosis-outbreak-hits-la-
homeless/>.
Sydney Lupkin, a health reporter for ABCNews.com, writes about the tuberculosis
outbreak that hits the homeless in Los Angeles. She writes an expository article on the
disease outbreak for the website. Lupkin quotes professionals like Dr. Jonathan Fielding
who is the director of LA County Department of Public Health to help support her article.
Sydney Lupkin aims her article to a general public for everyone to understand what is
happening and be informed.

Robert, Joel John. "10 Things We Can Do to Perpetuate Homelessness." Los Angeles Times 19
July 2013, n. pag. Print. <http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jul/19/news/vo-roberts19>.
Joel John Roberts, executive director of PATH, which is a regional homeless agency,
writes about different actions that help towards ending homelessness. Robert writes his
article for the Los Angeles Times. He uses his knowledge and experiences with the
homeless to write his articles. Joel John Roberts writes for the general public to
encourage them to help me be proactive towards the fight against ending homelessness.

Roy, Avik. "Myths of the 'Free Rider' Health Care Problem." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 02 Feb.
2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2011/02/02/myths-of-the-free-rider-health-
care-problem/>.
Avik Roy, an editor for Forbes and author of How Medicaid Fails the Poor, composes
an article the Free Rider problem as a health care problem. The article is placed online
and lays out an argumentative piece. Roy uses multiple sources from statistics from other
sources and graphics. Avik Roy writes to an academic audience and a general audience to
convey how this is a problem that needs to be solved.

Weinberg, David. "Skid Row was L.A.'s solution for homelessness. Now that's
changing." Marketplace. American Public Media, 19 Mar 2013. Web. 11 Apr 2014.
<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/skid-row-was-las-solution-
homelessness-now-thats-changing>.
David Weinberg, reporter at Marketplace, writes about how a solution for the homeless
of Skid row is slowly emerging and creates a game changing move towards the ending of
homelessness. He writes an online argumentative article. Using multi-modal sources like
Youtube and and maps, Weinberg creates an informative article. He aims his piece to a general
audience and makes it simple for the general public to see the changes in Skid row.

Bibliography with Source Evaluations
"A missed chance to help L.A.'s homeless." Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles] 07 April 2014, n.
pag. Web. 11 Apr. 2014. <http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-cecil-hotel-
homeless-housing-skid-row-20140407,0,5093130.story
The article is written and published by the Los Angeles Times. This source is from a
well-known and very popular newspaper. The Los Angeles Times is more than credible
with the informations they present. In the article The Times editorial board writes about
the a perfect solution that could help the homeless problem in Los Angeles. The Cecil
Hotel could have been used to create affordable housing for the homeless and the low-
income population. Instead the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council opposed
the legislation saying that there is already a great amount of affordable housing and that
the it was a Great project, wrong place. The information that the article provided was
pretty through and straightforward by introducing the problem to how the legislation
could of benefited and created steps towards a solution and a how the opportunity was
missed. Using the information from the article, it reiterates how the lack of affordable
housing contributes to the growing homeless predicament and how we must continue to
take steps to

"About Us." PATH: Making It Home. PATH. Web. 11 Apr 2014.
<http://www.epath.org/site/AboutUs/faq.html>.
P.A.T.H. is a group of agencies and organizations that work as one to help end
homelessness. The program is managed by the Center of Mental Health Services and
strives to take steps towards ending homelessness. The information provided were
answers to questions like the amount of homeless people in Los Angeles, reasons why
people become homeless, and many more. From the website, the information it presents
are very brief and straightforward to each question they answer. With what was provided,
the statistics and the persona it presents of people who are homeless were useful for my
argument. The webpage also briefly goes into some reasons why homelessness exists and
how people end up becoming homeless.

Beasley, Deena, and Julie Steenhuysen. "Los Angeles Health Officials Concerned about TB
Outbreak on Skid Row." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 22 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/22/us-tuberculosis-losangeles-
idUSBRE91L13Z20130222>.
In the article, it elaborates on how health officials are becoming concerned of the
tuberculosis outbreak in Skid row. The source is from Reuters which is an international
news agency which operates in more than 94 countries and 20 different languages. The
article explains about how Los Angeles County health officials have become concerned
of the public health in the Los Angeles area and asked for federal help. With the
assistance of the CDC, health officials are keeping a lookout and statistics on the
problem. From the article it provided evidence towards how the tuberculosis outbreak is
causing health officials to be worry therefore the problem is continually growing and
should be handled before it manifests into a greater problem.

Bornstein, David. "A Plan to Make Homelessness History." Opinionator A Plan to Make
Homelessness History Comments. Web. 03 June 2014.
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/a-plan-to-make-homelessness-
history/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1>.
The Opinionator is a section of the world renown newspaper, The New York Times,
where writers write their opinions to be expressed. David Bornstein, a journalist who
specializes in social innovation and social entrepreneurship, writes about a plan to end
homelessness. Bornstein pushes that an effective solution to the issue is through focusing
on solving the lack of affordable housing. One of the campaigns he endorses is an
organization called Common Grounds. The article is from a very trustworthy source and
a reliable author. With the information that was in the article, this endorses how a
program like Common Grounds Street to Home is the best solution.

"The Cost of Homelessness Facts." The Costs of Homelessness. Green Doors, n.d. Web. 21 Apr.
2014. <http://www.greendoors.org/facts/cost.php>.
The Green Doors is a corporation that is working towards finding opportunities for
central Texas families find affordable housing. The organization works towards finding
steps to help end homelessness. The webpage focuses on the cost of homelessness on the
taxpayer and how housing affects ones health. The information provided was very
straightforward and provides a great amount of statistics that help solidify my argument.
The statistics create a great basis on how homelessness is a major problem and needs to
be addressed.

"Causes and Consequences." Crisis. Crisis, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/causes-consequences.html>.
"Causes of Homelessness - 2011." Causes of Homelessness - 2011. UNITY Information
Network, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.homelessofhc.org/~homeless/index.php/get-educated-information-
homelessness/causes-of-homelessness>.
The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County is an organization that strives to bring
together other agencies to break the cycle of homelessness. Stationed in Hillsborough
County, Florida, creates annual homeless counts. The information that was given were
listed out and easy to read providing all the information straightforward. The webpage
provides major factors of homelessness and how affordable housing is one of the bigger
causes. Using the data that they provided gave an idea of the different causes of
homelessness and how it can be addressed.

"Housing Affordability Challenges ." Housing Affordability Challenges. Web. 03 June 2014.
<http://cswac.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=28&
showall=1>.
The Equitable Housing Institute writes about housing affordability challenges and how
the lack of housing affordability is a major contributor of homelessness. The
information presented in the article is quite reliable the Equitable Housing Institute is a
national organization solely dedicated to eliminated regulatory barriers to affordable
housing. With the information in the article I was able to elaborate how lack of
affordable housing needs to be addressed.

"H.R. 2767." Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Congressional Budget Office. Web.
<http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hr2767.pdf>.
In this document, it was a cost estimate for act H.R. 2767: Protecting Taxpayers and
Homeowners Act of 2013. Found in 1974 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a
trustworthy source that is a nonpartisan analysis for the United States Congress. The
CBO provides independent, analyses of budgetary and economic issues. The work that
they provide help support Congress in their legislative efforts. The cost estimate includes
a summary and then an breakdown of the costs of the act itself. Using the information
that is provided in the document, I used the statistics to see how feasible and beneficial.

Miramontes, Roque, Robert Pratt, Sandy F. Price, and Thomas R. Navin. "Trends in
Tuberculosis United States, 2012." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6211a2.htm>.
The CDC, also known as Centers of Disease Control, is a government agency that works
on protecting America from health, safety and security threats. As a governmental source,
the information is unbiased and provides raw data for interpretation. The article
elaborates on the trend of tuberculosis in the United States. With ample references that
support its claim and the credibility of a governmental agency, this source provides
valuable information. With the statistics it provides, it gave me more evidence of the
growing problem of tuberculosis and thus support my thesis.

Tuberculosis Outbreak Associated with a Homeless Shelter Kane County, Illinois, 2007
2011."Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 23 Mar. 2012. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6111a3.htm>.
The Centers of Disease Control is a government agency that focuses its efforts towards
maintaining disease and the spread of it. The governmental agency holds accounts and records of
numerous statistics on the diseases and public health issues. The article talks about the
correlation between a tuberculosis outbreak and homeless shelter in Illinois. If the correlation
between the two is seen in Illinois, it can also happen in Los Angeles. With detailed evidence
and statistics, the authors present a great case. Applying the information provided form the
article, I connected how the outbreak is getting out of hand and can become a major problem in
the end.