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SF’s ‘First Journey Home’ Bussing for Homeless Statistics Unveiled

August 10, 2024 2:45 amAugust 10, 2024 2:46 am

A new report on where where recipients of San Francisco’s Journey Home bussing program, which gives one way bus tickets to homeless people in San Francisco, was released on Friday. San Francisco’s original homeless bussing program, Homeward Bound, ran between 2005...

Gov. Gavin Newsom And That Weird L.A. Homeless Encampment Cleanup Photo Op

August 9, 2024 1:14 pmAugust 9, 2024 1:14 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom is really serious about homeless encampments. He wants you to know that. Scratch that. He really, really wants you to know that. Just, you know, try not to think back what he was doing with encampments his...

SF Mayor Breed Announces New Executive Order Program To Bus Eligible Homeless People Out Of San Francisco

August 3, 2024 2:45 amAugust 3, 2024 2:46 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed brought forth a new executive order on Thursday, directing city staff to buy bus tickets out of the city and to where they are originally from if shelter space is full, echoing a previous program...

Some L.A. County Officials Oppose Gov. Newsom’s Homeless Encampment Order

July 31, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 31, 2024 4:01 pm

In a series of statements on Tuesday, several Los Angeles County officials said that they continue to be opposed to removing homeless encampments en masse, putting them at odds with the Los Angeles City Council and Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent...

Newsom’s Homeless Executive Order Continues To Receive Flak From All Sides

July 29, 2024 10:30 amJuly 29, 2024 10:58 am

Since Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week giving the greenlight to state officials to take down homeless encampments, many have questioned where the state should go from here. As outlined by the Governor’s office, Newsom’s plan is...

SF Mayor Breed And Homelessness: What Her Crackdown On Encampments Will Look Like

July 23, 2024 12:24 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:24 pm

In a Mayoral election debate last week, San Francisco Mayor London Breed vowed to combat homelessness in the city soon. Specifically, she noted that she will be targeting homeless encampments beginning in August. “The problem is not going to be...

Homeless Account for 12% of Fire Calls in Los Angeles

July 2, 2024 10:00 amJuly 2, 2024 10:01 am

In a typical day in the city of Los Angeles, the fire department will go on about 1,500 calls for service. That’s fires, medical issues, cats in trees and everything else. Also on a typical day, the city’s homeless population...