Blackstone Avenue Shelters Crush Fresno Dreams and Businesses

  • Recent fires that destroyed two former restaurant buildings on Blackstone Avenue are the scars of a deep wound.
  • Far too many shelters housing homeless people and those battling drug addiction are concentrated on Blackstone.
  • There is a solution: Safe Camps located away from business corridors and residential neighborhoods.

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A significant number of vacant buildings along Blackstone Avenue in Fresno have been destroyed by fires, ignited by unhoused individuals seeking warmth.

By AJ Rassamni

Opinion

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