A recent IVN article, “Rising Poverty in Redlands Reflects Nationwide Trend,” portrayed an incomplete and unfair picture of the city of Redlands. While none of us would deny that poverty and homelessness are problems, even in communities like Redlands, the article’s portrayal of the city’s poverty level as matching that of the nation and the suggestion that local government is doing nothing to support our impoverished population is not supported by the facts. The article states that Redlands’ p...