Idaho Way’s live discussion of homelessness with Jody Peterson

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean evoked the image of Boise becoming another Portland after the Ada County commissioners decided to end funding to house people in a downtown hotel. That’s the current hot button at the center of Boise’s growing crisis of people experiencing homelessness.

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Idaho Statesman opinion editor Scott McIntosh and opinion writer Bryan Clark will talk with Interfaith Sanctuary executive director Jodi Peterson-Stigers at noon Wednesday about that decision and other problems facing people experiencing homelessness in the Treasure Valley.

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Register for free at our Eventbrite invitation and ask your question in advance.

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Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman opinion editor

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Jodi Peterson-Stigers, director of Boise’s Interfaith Sanctuary

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Bryan Clark, Idaho Statesman opinion writer

This story was originally published March 27, 2023, 1:19 p.m.