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San Francisco County, Humboldt County Spar Over Homeless Busing Programs

August 23, 2024 5:06 pmAugust 23, 2024 5:06 pm

Both San Francisco County and Humboldt County sparred over their respective homeless busing programs throughout the week, revealing that they sent each other homeless people as one of their top destinations. San Francisco’s original homeless busing program, Homeward Bound, ran between...

Los Angeles Removes Large Beachside Homeless Encampment Despite County Opposition to State Orders

August 22, 2024 4:33 pmAugust 23, 2024 10:52 am

Workers for the City of Los Angeles removed a massive homeless encampment on Dockweiler Beach in the L.A. neighborhood of Playa del Rey on Thursday, complying with new state orders on encampment removal while ignoring County Supervisors opposition to Governor...

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...

California’s Big Cities Offer Tiniest Apartments for $1,500 Monthly Rent

August 7, 2024 2:55 amAugust 7, 2024 2:56 am

A new analysis of 200 U.S. cities which looked at the balance between space, budget, and location, found that 32 out of the 50 cities with the least apartment space are in California. Ouch. The RentCafe analysis is interesting, even...

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...