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Maui Considering New Law to Regulate Homeless Sweeps
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maui Considering New Law to Regulate Homeless Sweeps

Associated Press  

Maui County is considering a new law to regulate homeless sweeps after a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling. The bill, Bill 111, would establish procedures for sweeps to ensure the rights of homeless people are protected. The proposal has mixed reviews from service providers and homeless advocates, with some supporting the idea of ensuring dignity and protection for the homeless population …

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Police cash flows to Hochman in D.A. race while support for Gascón dries up
2 months ago

Police cash flows to Hochman in D.A. race while support for Gascón dries up

LA Times  

When George Gascón ousted Jackie Lacey from office in 2020, it marked the end of the most expensive district attorney’s race in Los Angeles County history. “They’re looking at all this information and saying this is a lost cause.” Of Gascón’s 10 largest 2020 outside donors, only four have given money to committees in support of his reelection campaign this …

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19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Ore., in a race with homelessness at its heart
2 months, 1 week ago

19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Ore., in a race with homelessness at its heart

LA Times  

The famed “Portland, Oregon” sign is illuminated in the Old Town section of Portland, Ore., Jan. 27, 2015. Among them: three City Council members, including one ensnared in a driving record scandal; a stripper; and a trucking company CEO vowing to end unsheltered homelessness in 12 months. “I don’t think that anyone has a really clear sense of exactly how …

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Homeless encampment cleanups do little to change numbers of people on the street, study finds
5 months ago

Homeless encampment cleanups do little to change numbers of people on the street, study finds

LA Times  

Inside Safe workers clean up a homeless camp at 86th Street and Broadway to get people out of the encampment and into hotel and motel rooms June 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. “They just tend to move them around and the numbers tend to return in our relatively small area to previous trends pretty quickly.” Dwight Thomas, 62, right, gathers …

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Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-running crisis of tens of thousands of people sleeping in cars and encampments. Results released Friday from a federally required tally conducted in January found 75,312 people were homeless on …

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Micro communities for the homeless sprout in US cities eager for small, quick and cheap solutions
6 months, 1 week ago

Micro communities for the homeless sprout in US cities eager for small, quick and cheap solutions

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In a dreary part of downtown Atlanta, shipping containers have been transformed into an oasis for dozens of previously unsheltered people who now proudly call a former parking lot home. The gated micro community known as “The Melody” doesn’t look like a parking lot anymore. Folks that are literally sleeping on the ground aren’t even on the first …

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Homelessness down in Long Beach, up in Orange County, latest counts find
7 months, 1 week ago

Homelessness down in Long Beach, up in Orange County, latest counts find

LA Times  

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson announces the results of the 2024 homeless point-in-time count, which found there were 3,376 people experiencing homelessness in the city, a 2.1% decrease from the year before. For the first time in seven years, the city of Long Beach saw local homelessness decline year over year — but officials in next-door Orange County were disappointed …

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Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups
8 months, 1 week ago

Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups

NPR  

Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups Enlarge this image toggle caption Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center in Kalispell, Montana, guests who had stayed overnight in the shelter were getting ready for the day. Enlarge this image toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio Aaron …

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Opinion: I’ve covered California’s homeless since before the word was used. This is what I learned
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: I’ve covered California’s homeless since before the word was used. This is what I learned

LA Times  

A man removes some of his his belongings from a flooded camp along the Sacramento River. Last year, state Sen. Anna Caballero proposed legislation that would have eased approval of small “starter homes” in areas restricted to single-family housing. As in California, Democrats opposed to the plan used code language: “local control,” “overcrowding,” “traffic.” New York state Assemblyman Phil Ramos …

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Nithya Raman, Kevin De León got more homeless people off the street. Will that sway voters?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nithya Raman, Kevin De León got more homeless people off the street. Will that sway voters?

LA Times  

Incumbent Los Angeles City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Nithya Raman have had success in getting homeless people off the street in their districts. Raman, who chairs the council’s homelessness committee, said the work by her team shows that the city “can actually address street homelessness, which is what most Angelenos are concerned about, far more effectively than we have …

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Photos: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Photos: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway

LA Times  

The annual three-night Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway with volunteers fanning out to tally the number of unsheltered individuals, tents, vehicles and makeshift shelters they see in their assigned census tract. The 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count revealed a 9% year-over-year increase in homelessness in Los Angeles County and a 10% rise in Los Angeles. While participating …

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Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets
11 months ago

Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a crucial part of the region’s efforts to confront the crisis of tens of thousands of people living on the streets. Up to 6,000 volunteers with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority fanned out for the effort’s main component, the unsheltered street tally. AP AUDIO: …

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$750 a month, no questions asked, improved the lives of homeless people
1 year ago

$750 a month, no questions asked, improved the lives of homeless people

LA Times  

If 100 homeless people were given $750 per month for a year, no questions asked, what would they spend it on? “I felt there was enough interest and the initial findings were compelling enough that it was important to get those results out,” said Benjamin Henwood, director of the Center for Homelessness, Housing and Health Equity Research at the Dworak-Peck …

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Homeless Idaho man paralysed after being shot by police trying to evict him from living in public forest
1 year, 2 months ago

Homeless Idaho man paralysed after being shot by police trying to evict him from living in public forest

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On 19 May, a multi-agency police raid in …

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D.A. sues Sacramento over failure to clean up homeless encampments
1 year, 3 months ago

D.A. sues Sacramento over failure to clean up homeless encampments

LA Times  

Thien Ho holds a poster collage with the words “criminal behavior” as he announces on Tuesday that his office is suing the city of Sacramento for creating a public nuisance by failing to take stronger action on homeless camps. Thien Ho announced the lawsuit Tuesday during a news conference in Sacramento, saying the city is seeing a “collapse into chaos” …

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Watching from a wheelchair as crucial items are trashed: Unhoused people sue California cities
1 year, 4 months ago

Watching from a wheelchair as crucial items are trashed: Unhoused people sue California cities

LA Times  

Homeless people sit in the shade at Martha’s Village & Kitchen in Indio, one of the largest providers of homeless services in the Coachella Valley and Riverside County, in July 2020. She, along with a grassroots mutual aid organization and two other unhoused people with disabilities, filed a civil rights lawsuit earlier this month challenging San Bernardino’s practice of seizing …

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Editorial: Anchorage needs to take care of its unsheltered residents, not exile them
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Anchorage needs to take care of its unsheltered residents, not exile them

LA Times  

People walk from a homeless encampment in Anchorage. With cold weather coming soon to Alaska and few beds available in homeless shelters, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced an affordable idea for dealing with his city’s homeless population — offer them plane tickets to somewhere else. But Bronson makes it sound like he’s just tired of homeless people on his streets …

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A housing effort to keep a new generation of L.A. youth out of homelessness
1 year, 5 months ago

A housing effort to keep a new generation of L.A. youth out of homelessness

LA Times  

Zahria Eaves is a resident at the Dunamis House, which houses young people experiencing homelessness, in Boyle Heights. Zahria Eaves lives at the Dunamis House, which houses young people, including college and trade school students, experiencing homelessness. The Dunamis House is one of a number of new housing projects target “ transition-aged youth,” who are 18 to 24 years old. …

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Nearly 1/3 of the US homeless population lives in California. This veterinarian cares for the pets
1 year, 6 months ago

Nearly 1/3 of the US homeless population lives in California. This veterinarian cares for the pets

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — An elevated train clangs along tracks above Dr. Kwane Stewart as the veterinarian makes his way through a chain link gate to ask a man standing near a parked RV whether he might know of any street pets in need. That’s my boy,” Evans instructs the high-energy puppy as he eagerly accepts Stewart’s offer. “It’s a blessing, …

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White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California
1 year, 7 months ago

White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five major U.S. cities and …

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Newsom says the state is on track to cut unsheltered homelessness by 15%
1 year, 9 months ago

Newsom says the state is on track to cut unsheltered homelessness by 15%

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his plans to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness during a State of the State tour address Thursday in Sacramento. During his first tour stop in Sacramento, Newsom acknowledged “how angry we are as Californians about what’s going on in the streets and sidewalks in our state.” But he said the state has …

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Washington state’s legislative session to start Monday
1 year, 11 months ago

Washington state’s legislative session to start Monday

Associated Press  

Washington state legislative leaders appeared largely aligned with Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in citing homelessness and a significant housing shortage as top priorities for the legislative session starting Monday in Olympia. Democratic House Speaker Laurie Jinkins said she thinks the residents of Washington have spoken in sending Democratic-led majorities back to the Legislature to focus on areas of housing and …

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Inslee proposes billions for housing, would need voter OK
2 years ago

Inslee proposes billions for housing, would need voter OK

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee proposed Wednesday that state spending during the next two years prioritize housing, including an effort to quickly build thousands of units that would require the OK from Washington voters. The governor hasn’t proposed any new tax increases but the budget reflects new sources of funding recently passed by lawmakers: a capital-gains tax and …

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Los Angeles homeless count raises doubts about accuracy. Is it time for a new way?
2 years, 3 months ago

Los Angeles homeless count raises doubts about accuracy. Is it time for a new way?

LA Times  

Jose Luis Camargo washes a skillet outside his camp under an elevated ramp linking the 110 to the 105 Freeway in Los Angeles. “I just don’t think a point-in-time count makes sense of really helping people,” said Connie Brooks, a Venice resident who participates in the unofficial counts that consistently show more than 200 homeless people in the area. “I …

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