Latest Homelessness News

California homelessness measure's razor-thin win signals growing voter fatigue

Mar. 21, 2024 18:10 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A key measure to combat homelessness personally backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom has barely passed despite his multi-million-dollar campaign supporting it, reflecting voter fatigue and frustration about the crisis that continues to dog the state’s Democratic...

Micro-apartments are back after nearly a century, as need for affordable housing soars

Mar. 21, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family’s single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose. The 180-square-foot (17-square-meter) room is filled with an air mattress where she, her partner and their children, ages 2 and 4, sleep....

California voters pass measure pushed by governor to tackle homelessness crisis in razor-thin win

Mar. 20, 2024 22:08 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have approved a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, in a tissue-thin win for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who personally campaigned for the measure's...

California voters pass measure requiring counties to spend on housing, drug treatment programs to tackle homelessness

Mar. 20, 2024 20:12 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters pass measure requiring counties to spend on housing, drug treatment programs to tackle homelessness.

Florida homeless to be banned from sleeping in public spaces under DeSantis-backed law

Mar. 20, 2024 12:30 PM EDT

Florida's homeless will be banned from sleeping on sidewalks and in parks and other public spaces under a law signed Wednesday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It also promises the homeless greater access to services for issues such as substance abuse and mental health problems. The...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

Mar. 13, 2024 19:40 PM EDT

South Florida Sun Sentinel. March 11, 2024. Editorial: Start flexing some veto muscle, Gov. DeSantis They sabotaged the Commission on Ethics. They protected rogue cops from civilian review boards. They invited unqualified chaplains into public schools. ...

Housing Secretary Fudge resigning. Biden hails her dedication to boosting supply of affordable homes

Mar. 11, 2024 15:32 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving “with mixed emotions.” A former mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, and later an Ohio representative in Congress,...

San Francisco mayor touts possibilities after voters expand police powers, gets tough on drug users

Mar. 07, 2024 19:10 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mayor London Breed on Thursday pledged even more improvements under a pair of controversial public safety proposals voters approved this week that expand police powers and force some welfare recipients into drug treatment, marking a shift from the city's staunchly progressive...

Florida set to ban homeless from sleeping on public property

Mar. 06, 2024 13:48 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will ban thousands of homeless people from setting up camp or sleeping on public property under a bill lawmakers sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who supports the idea. Counties, with approval from the state Department of Children and Families,...

Californians split on ballot measure to tackle homelessness crisis

Mar. 06, 2024 02:42 AM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters were split in early returns over a statewide ballot measure touted by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a necessary step to tackle the state's ongoing homelessness crisis. Proposition 1 would be the first major update to the state’s mental health...