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Atlanta mayor proposes $60M to house the homeless
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's mayor proposed a $60 million investment in housing Tuesday as the city grapples with a rising homeless population. Under Mayor Andre Dickens' proposal, which needs approval from the City Council, a combination of public and private funds would bolster...
Health insurance providers to fund street doctors and clinics to serve LA's homeless population
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A public agency and private health insurance provider are teaming up to build a system of street doctors and clinics that will provide medical care to Los Angeles' homeless population, including routine preventive medicine, officials announced Wednesday. The goal...
Honolulu struggles to find a remedy for abandoned homes taken over by squatters
An excavator sat atop a mound of trash on Pensacola Street that used to be a house and began the process of hauling it away Thursday, much to the relief of neighbors who have complained for years about the eyesore. The operator of the excavator wore a ventilator and a hazmat suit to...
Officials clear homeless encampment at California state beach
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials cleared a homeless encampment at a California state beach Thursday, a month after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed cities and state agencies to take urgent action against people sleeping in public spaces. Bright yellow trash trucks rolled onto the sands of...
Honolulu mayor vows tougher approach on homelessness
Emboldened by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that gives local governments more power to clear homeless encampments, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi plans to double down on removing homeless people from the street. “I’m going to be very aggressive about that, and you’re...
Everyone agrees there's a homeless crisis in the US. Plans to address it vary among mayor candidates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed has launched a new crackdown on people sleeping outside in a campaign to clear the sidewalks of homeless encampments that have come to define the city. Her four challengers in November's election, all Democrats, say she hasn't...
California governor vows to take away funding from cities and counties for not clearing encampments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. Standing in front of a cleared homeless encampment in Los Angeles, Newsom vowed to start taking state...
Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling votes to ban camping except in some areas
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to enforce outdoor sleeping bans has voted to prohibit camping but establish certain areas where homeless people can go. The Grants Pass City Council voted 7-0...
Audit: California risked millions in homelessness funds due to poor anti-fraud protections
California put hundreds of millions of homelessness dollars at risk because of its “disorganized” and “chaotic” anti-fraud policies, according to a critical federal audit. The audit released Tuesday analyzed California’s Department of Housing and Community Development,...
Audit: California risked millions in homelessness funds due to poor anti-fraud protections
California put hundreds of millions of homelessness dollars at risk because of its “disorganized” and “chaotic” anti-fraud policies, according to a critical federal audit. The audit released Tuesday analyzed California’s Department of Housing and Community Development,...
