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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Homeless Public Sleeping Ban Case

December 18, 2019 2:13 amDecember 17, 2019 8:58 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Martin vs. City of Boise on Monday, reducing the power that police in cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco have in stopping homeless people from staying in public areas. An Idaho...

Sacramento to Open Cabin-Style Shelters For 100 Homeless After Winter

December 12, 2019 7:22 amDecember 13, 2019 9:56 am

“Sacramento officials are planning to open cabin-style shelters with services for 100 homeless people somewhere in north Sacramento by mid-March, and could also open warming centers to shelter homeless individuals this winter,” the Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday. The cabins will...

Homeless-related Violence Continues as More Money is Thrown at Housing

December 11, 2019 2:34 pmDecember 12, 2019 12:12 pm

The past few weeks has seen violence from the transient community that can only be compared to something out of a horror film. What could be considered the most devastating of incidents occurred two weeks in Seattle when a family...

Executive Director of LA Homeless Services Brags Of Success Before Resigning In Middle Of An Epidemic

December 10, 2019 10:31 amDecember 10, 2019 12:50 pm

Executive Director Peter Lynn of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority stepped down last week as homelessness explodes in the nation’s second-largest city. However, his resignation was not a result of his failed efforts in fighting the crisis; it was...

Job Program With Courts Could be Justice for the Homeless

November 27, 2019 11:02 amNovember 27, 2019 11:16 am

Last month, California homeowners received bills reading TAX BILL –OPEN IMMEDIATELY, a subtle reference to the enclosed property tax bill. This month, some homeowners received a letter marked JURY SUMMONS, and reading “you are hereby summoned to serve as a...

Government is Failing at Solving California’s Self-Imposed Homeless Crisis

November 25, 2019 2:15 amNovember 25, 2019 8:41 am

Local Mayors value their worth on how much public funding they can spend and spread around to campaign donors. In a new White House strategy on homelessness aimed at California, Trump administration officials say that housing needs to be deregulated...

California Leads Country In New Ranking of States with Most Homeless Street People

November 12, 2019 10:37 amNovember 14, 2019 11:00 am

A new list on the growing number of homeless living on the streets and in shelters was recently published by 24/7 Wall Street: 48 Major US Cities Struggling to Shelter Growing Homeless Population. California tops the list of states with...