David Heitz
Bio
I am a journalist with 38 years' experience. I write for Potent, Vocal's cannabis blog, and Psyche, where I share stories of living with schizoaffective disorder bipolar one. I have lived in a penthouse and also experienced homelessness.
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Trump’s homelessness order: Keep tabs on sex offenders
Under President Trump’s sweeping new executive order intended to rid the nation’s cities of homeless people, sex offenders will be forced to register under the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act even if they have no fixed address.
By David Heitz5 months ago in The Swamp
Homeless people living in Las Vegas tunnels
Beneath Las Vegas lies 600 miles of tunnels, originally built to handle flash floods. Now, the tunnels are home to about 1,500 homeless people who share the pitch-black place. In a city where the sun bakes people outside, the tunnel offers a reprieve. They also provide a convenient consequence to those living on the surface: Homeless people are out of sight, out of mind.
By David Heitz5 months ago in The Swamp
Trump order could put brakes on homeless hotel paraphernalia wagons
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a harm reduction organization that visits Fusion Studios, the homeless hotel in Denver where I live, once a week. They pass out needles as well as meth pipes, crack pipes and tooter kits (for those who snort drugs).
By David Heitz5 months ago in The Swamp
Trump may release the truth about UFOs
“Assymetric Disclosure,” a movie released in late June, offers new evidence of cover-ups of UFO sightings and even retrievals of extraterrestrial craft and alien bodies from crash sites. The movie’s main sources, Tim Burchett, a Republican congressman from Tennessee, and Dr. Steven Greer, a scientist and physician, say they believe that President Trump may become known as the UFO president by finally releasing classified information about UFOs.
By David Heitz6 months ago in The Swamp
Opinion: How homeless people get drugs without paying for them
It’s a tired refrain, but a legitimate question: How do homeless people obtain drugs when they don’t have any money? As someone who has battled addiction and lived amongst substance abusers, it’s true the drugs can be obtained even when you’re broke. But how?
By David Heitz6 months ago in Humans
Formerly homeless people fear return to the streets under Trump
It has been a long while since I wrote an installment of my homeless hotel diary. I must admit, it doesn’t seem appropriate to complain about anything at a time when people experiencing homelessness could be facing a return to the streets.
By David Heitz8 months ago in Psyche
