Salt Lake Tribune · Jan 30, 2018
Letter: Homeless problem only gets worse as it spreads out
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) A homeless woman called Thumper is interviewed while cuddled in her bedroll with her dogs Hope and Despair. Volunteers were counting homeless people in Salt Lake City for the annual Point In Time survey at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. "Thumper" had spent the night with a couple friends, camped in the tunnel between Sugar House Park and Hidden Hollow. Someone needs to tell our leaders and the Legislature that the homeless problem in the Rio Grande area has not been solved; it has actually gotten worse as the homeless people, drug addicts and prostitutes have spread out to North Temple, downtown Salt Lake, South Salt Lake and other adjoining towns.