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Reports this week across the state of California have shown significant bumps to both housing costs and homelessness, with cities such as Oakland and Los Angeles particularly being affected. According to a report from the California Association of Realtors, the...

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Deafening Silence by Gov. Newsom and New CA Surgeon General on California’s Growing Homeless Public Health Crisis

November 8, 2019 11:43 amNovember 18, 2019 8:22 am

All of this is because of homeless drug addicts who are allowed to defecate, urinate, have sex and bleed in the streets, along rivers and beaches, and in public parks. In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom created the brand new...

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London Breed Wins The San Francisco Mayoral Race In A Landslide

November 6, 2019 7:13 pmNovember 6, 2019 7:15 pm

After almost two years of being the Interim Mayor and being elected temporarily as Mayor in a special election following the death of former San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee in 2017, London Breed was formally elected for a four-year term...

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Ballot Issue On Homeless Crimes And Setting Up A Homeless Court May Be Up For A Vote Next Year

October 11, 2019 2:49 pm

A ballot issue over the crimes, sentencing, and treatment of homeless people in California could be hitting voting booths next year. The issue, called the Compassionate Intervention Act, proposes a unique solution to the homeless crisis in California. All crimes...

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The Housing Crisis Part II: Los Angeles

September 23, 2019 4:22 pmSeptember 24, 2019 9:21 am

Walking down East 3rd Street in Los Angeles, on the border of the neighborhood known as “Skid Row,” a man in his late 40s wearing a faded Los Angeles Raiders t-shirt pointed to a bank of condos. “I used to...

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President Trump Announces That The Homeless Problem In San Francisco Could Be Given Notice By The EPA

September 19, 2019 5:48 pmSeptember 23, 2019 10:39 am

President Donald Trump has announced that he will have the EPA give the city of San Francisco “notice” over the pollution caused by the homeless in the city. Trump’s announcement came during his two day visit of California. In a...

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The Back Story of California’s Homeless Surge

September 17, 2019 8:40 amSeptember 17, 2019 8:51 am

As the Sacramento Bee reports, the number of homeless people in Sacramento County has increased to 5,570, a jump of 52 percent from 2017. In February, Gov. Gavin Newsom named Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg to lead the Commission on Homelessness...

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Despite An Increase In Both State And Local Measures, Housing Prices And Homelessness Skyrocket