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January 28, 2013
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Denied service: Divine Spark founder blames Nevada City officials for refusal of homeless meal program in Truckee

A leader of a Nevada-City based homeless service provider has accused local government officials of making false statements that led to the cancelation of plans to open a feeding center in Truckee. “I would have liked them to have been supportive of us,” said Thomas Streicher, co-founder and director of Divine Spark. Nevada City Manager David Brennan, Police Chief Jim Wickham and Nevada County Health and Human Services Agency Director Jeffrey Brown each delivered negative testimony to the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District about Divine Spark’s previous efforts to feed the Nevada City homeless residents at the Veterans Hall on …

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