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From the Cheap Seats: Liberating Local Government

July 8, 2024 6:32 amJuly 8, 2024 10:19 am

A recent decision of the United States Supreme Court has important implications for localities in California trying to address the problem of homelessness. With a 6-3 majority in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson the high court...

Sacramento ‘916 Day’ Beautification Event Marred by Homeless Encampment

September 19, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 18, 2022 7:28 pm

On Sept. 13, 2022, the Sacramento City Council declared “916 Day” to “celebrate city parks as the cornerstone of our 916 Community.” On Sept. 16 and 17, city parks commissioners held a number of “beautification and service events” at a...

Who Has Profited From The Homeless Crisis Financially and Politically?

December 28, 2019 8:36 amJanuary 21, 2020 8:33 am

What do disgraced congresswoman Katie Hill, Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin, the non-profit PATH developer Thomas Safran, and Executive Director Peter Lynn of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority have in common? They are all profiting or have profited from...

Rather Than Tough-on-Crime Policies, Sacramento Sues 7 Transients For Harassing Businesses

August 17, 2019 2:42 pmAugust 19, 2019 7:14 am

If Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg or any other member of the City Council committed the same crimes the transients are – assault, dealt drugs, committed robbery, masturbated in public, or pooped on the sidewalk in front of a business –...

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While Cities’ Homeless Populations Surge, California’s Homeless Industrial Complex Grows

July 30, 2019 9:39 amJuly 31, 2019 10:22 am

Cities throughout the state of California saw their homeless populations surge in the last two years. Yet, Democrat politicians try to normalize homelessness, while at the same time, try to make California residents accept epidemic levels of homeless as a...

The Homeless Industrial Complex

May 28, 2019 2:15 amAugust 23, 2019 11:24 am

Los Angeles could be at risk of a deadly typhus epidemic this summer according to Dr. Drew Pinsky, an outspoken celebrity doctor and specialist in addiction medicine. Pinsky, a Los Angeles native, recently quoted on Fox News, said: “We have tens and tens...

Homeless Spending in CA: Where is the Money Going?

May 16, 2019 9:18 amMay 16, 2019 7:46 pm

California has roughly 134,000 homeless people, amounting to one-quarter of the nation’s total homeless population. In Will $1 Billion Spending on California’s Homeless Fix the Problem?, California Globe covered a myriad of issues surrounding California’s homeless explosion including how tiny...