Articles for Homeless People

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland
2 days, 19 hours ago

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. “The devastating toll fentanyl is taking on our community is starkly apparent in this report and it is …

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Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters
6 days, 14 hours ago

Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters

NPR  

Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters A Supreme Court ruling eliminated the requirement of sheltering homeless people in some states. AARON BOLTON, BYLINE: Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling in June, the city council in Kalispell, Montana, started talking about closing the privately-run Flathead Warming Center, a shelter serving one of Montana's biggest population centers. But Eric …

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Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening
1 week, 4 days ago

Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump, meanwhile, says people experiencing homelessness should be forced into treatment or mental institutions …

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Letters to the Editor: I live in Venice. Put more homeless housing in my neighborhood
1 week, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: I live in Venice. Put more homeless housing in my neighborhood

LA Times  

Protesters in Venice on July 13 call on L.A. city leaders to help homeless people who they say are being banished from the Westside. To the editor: One of the main reasons I voted for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was that she seemed totally committed to ending the homelessness crisis in our city. I find it odd and disappointing …

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Most homeless people in big cities and Almere, fewest in Assen
1 week, 4 days ago

Most homeless people in big cities and Almere, fewest in Assen

NL Times  

The number of homeless people differs strongly per region, Statistics Netherlands discovered when studying the number of people who slept in a shelter location last year. CBS studied the number of registered homeless people in 35 different regions for the first time in connection with the government’s goal for everyone to have a home by 2030. Compared to the number …

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Mall plays viral Baby Shark song on loop to annoy homeless people, faces backlash for ‘cruel’ move
3 weeks ago

Mall plays viral Baby Shark song on loop to annoy homeless people, faces backlash for ‘cruel’ move

Hindustan Times  

A shopping mall in Montreal is facing backlash after using the popular children's song Baby Shark to keep away homeless people from taking shelter in its emergency exit staircases. What the mall said Complexe Desjardins, which owns the mall and the office towers in the area, has been playing the music for one year to respond to "security issues" involving …

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The rough sleeper on billionaire's row: Swedish homeless man living in self-made shelter outside £200m property says 'I love it here' after being lavished with £5k Fortnum and Mason hampers and design
3 weeks, 1 day ago

The rough sleeper on billionaire's row: Swedish homeless man living in self-made shelter outside £200m property says 'I love it here' after being lavished with £5k Fortnum and Mason hampers and design

Daily Mail  

A homeless man living in London's poshest area gets handed designer clothes and Fortnum and Mason hampers worth thousands of pounds. Anders Fernstedt has been homeless in 'billionaires row' in Knightsbridge for three months He has found himself sleeping rough outside Rutland Gate, home to the most expensive property in Britain at £200million This week, he received a £500 Armani …

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Louisiana judge halts state police plans to clear New Orleans homeless camps before Thanksgiving
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Louisiana judge halts state police plans to clear New Orleans homeless camps before Thanksgiving

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana civil court judge on Monday halted state agencies’ plans to forcibly clear homeless encampments in New Orleans. Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Ethel Julien issued a temporary restraining order blocking state police and two other agencies from evicting homeless people from their encampments in New Orleans or seizing their property without following city laws …

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Planning a trip to Edinburgh? Explore Scottish city’s hidden stories through the eyes of guides who’ve lived them
4 weeks ago

Planning a trip to Edinburgh? Explore Scottish city’s hidden stories through the eyes of guides who’ve lived them

Hindustan Times  

Edinburgh, one the most visited cities in Europe, is offering tourists the chance to see it from a different angle -- through the eyes of tour guides who have slept on its streets. When he was homeless, it was "literally the only place in Edinburgh where homeless people could come and have a shower or wash their clothes and stuff," …

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Regional homeless out of sight, out of mind for WA government, say locals
1 month ago

Regional homeless out of sight, out of mind for WA government, say locals

ABC  

Six months ago, Robert Denison finally got some rest. WA's Department of Communities, which owns the lot, said the building had been "unable to be refurbished to be brought up to modern standard". Housing support worker Deirdre Lechleitner said people often came to Broome from remote Indigenous communities to access medical services at the hospital and found themselves with nowhere …

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Fresno has a homelessness problem. So why are its leaders rejecting state-funded housing?
1 month ago

Fresno has a homelessness problem. So why are its leaders rejecting state-funded housing?

LA Times  

Dez Martinez greeted the homeless dwellers of Santa Clara Street on a recent October afternoon with open arms and a warm smile. “We’re hurting, we’re suffering, and we’re losing all hope.” City officials, conversely, champion the camping ban, saying public spaces have been cleared of trash and more homeless people are being connected with treatment and shelter beds. Still, some …

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Trump takes a hard line on homelessness. Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hopes to find common ground
1 month ago

Trump takes a hard line on homelessness. Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hopes to find common ground

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to arrest thousands of homeless people sleeping in American streets and move them to large tent cities on “inexpensive land,” one of several planks of his agenda that would upend a national strategy that focuses on finding people housing on a voluntary basis. But Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who is trying to combat one …

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Editorial: L.A. County voters agreed to another tax to reduce homelessness. Let’s make sure it does
1 month, 1 week ago

Editorial: L.A. County voters agreed to another tax to reduce homelessness. Let’s make sure it does

LA Times  

Los Angeles County got a gift from voters: They passed Measure A, a half-cent-per-dollar sales tax that will provide a billion dollars a year for services and housing for homeless people. It’s imperative that L.A. city and county officials and civic leaders use that money efficiently and transparently to get people the help and housing they need. The county made …

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Brisbane City Council cuts barbecues to two tent cities so volunteers bring gas cookers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Brisbane City Council cuts barbecues to two tent cities so volunteers bring gas cookers

ABC  

When Brisbane City Council cut electricity and barbecues to two homeless camps, people like Kira Leaf came with generators and gas cookers. Ms Leaf said after council cut the barbecues many people had the same idea and brought gas cookers to the parks. Fire department asks for them to be switched back on Brisbane LNP councillor Sarah Hutton said the …

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Complaints about homeless people doubled in five years
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Complaints about homeless people doubled in five years

NL Times  

Since the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of Netherlands residents have experienced nuisance from homeless people. In five years, the number of complaints has almost doubled, according to police figures analyzed by ANP. The police have registered over 33,000 reports of nuisance from homeless people so far this year. As a result, more people are forced to live on the …

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Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?

LA Times  

A homeless woman is slumped over her grocery cart after using fentanyl in Phoenix. “It just shows that Arizona property owners are tired of the status quo, and they want to hold their local government accountable,” said Jenna Bentley, director of public affairs for the Goldwater Institute, a conservative group that Bentley said her organization has received inquiries from groups …

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California sues LA suburb for temporary ban of homeless shelters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California sues LA suburb for temporary ban of homeless shelters

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 California filed a lawsuit against …

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How Redondo Beach brought its homeless numbers to ‘functionally zero’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Redondo Beach brought its homeless numbers to ‘functionally zero’

LA Times  

In the morning, Lila Omura checked in on a woman on the beach who was kicked out of her shelter, again, because she wouldn’t shower. By noon she had comforted a raggedly dressed man outside a coffee shop who couldn’t stop crying and offered help to a woman on a bus bench who snapped back, “You need help more than …

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Irvine approves plans to build its first-ever homeless shelter
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Irvine approves plans to build its first-ever homeless shelter

LA Times  

Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and Councilwoman Tammy Kim are shown during a 2021 Irvine City Council meeting. “We cannot rely on other cities to take care of our homeless population,” Khan said this week when the City Council voted to build its first homeless shelter. City officials are looking to transform the nearly 4-acre site into Irvine’s first bridge shelter …

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‘I am the change.’ London Breed says she’s still what San Francisco needs
2 months ago

‘I am the change.’ London Breed says she’s still what San Francisco needs

LA Times  

If there’s anything Mayor London Breed has learned in office, it’s that compassion has its limits. “And as a result, people have been getting away with things.” Breed, 50, made history six years ago when she became the city’s first Black female mayor. “And she’s willing to spend political capital and take heat and take risks.” Breed also has the …

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Republicans: Don’t let this SoCal jewel become San Francisco
2 months, 1 week ago

Republicans: Don’t let this SoCal jewel become San Francisco

Politico  

“I am not going to let San Diego County turn into Los Angeles or San Francisco,” Faulconer said in an interview. ‘A total failure’ Lawson-Remer sees her candidacy as advancing priorities that got short shrift, if any at all, under Republicans and are key to activating her base: Empower county workers, build a movement around climate issues, improve access to …

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Phoenix commits to police reform after investigation found civil rights violations
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Phoenix commits to police reform after investigation found civil rights violations

NPR  

Phoenix commits to police reform after investigation found civil rights violations Phoenix's city council had its first public discussion of a U.S. Justice Department report alleging years of civil rights violations by Phoenix police. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Last night, the city council in Phoenix committed to spending millions of dollars on police reform. The funding comes in response to a …

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Sleeping with a pillow or blanket outdoors can be a sign of illegal camping in Santa Monica
3 months, 1 week ago

Sleeping with a pillow or blanket outdoors can be a sign of illegal camping in Santa Monica

LA Times  

Devon O’Malley, left, a harm reduction case manager with the Venice Family Clinic, and Chelsea Agee, a prevention advocate with the Venice Family Clinic, talk with Ken Newark, 63, who is homeless, at Tongva Park in Santa Monica. “I don’t care whether they have a pillow, a backpack, a tent or a cooking stove, they’re living in our streets and …

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Newport Beach council beefs up anti-camping law, adds cops to homelessness team, ends mobile health service
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Newport Beach council beefs up anti-camping law, adds cops to homelessness team, ends mobile health service

LA Times  

The Newport Beach City Council this week addressed homelessness with a series of decisions, including strengthening its anti-camping ordinance. The Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to beef up anti-camping laws, assign more police to respond to calls involving homeless people and also ended the city’s contract with the nonprofit running its mobile mental health and wellness service. …

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