homelessness

3 min read 2022-07-02 22:54:25

New Proposal Would Tax the Rich to House Low-Income People in Los Angeles

Almost 80 years ago, in 1943, Los Angeles introduced the rest of the United States to the phenomenon of smog. At one point that year, the

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday signed into law a $308 billion state budget that's got all sorts of neat California-y stuff in, it, including

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Lake Merritt land with controversial past could become 100% affordable housing The Oakland City Council is pursuing two low-income apartment

2 min read 2022-06-28 18:00:00

San Diego City Council on Monday unanimously voted to expand the hours at one of the city’s safe parking lots for people living in vehicles and,

11 min read 2022-06-26 03:36:53

In the Lents neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, residents gathered at a public forum last June to voice their concerns about the city’s growing

2 min read 2022-06-25 06:49:26

The City Council is set to vote Monday on a contract with nonprofit Jewish Family Service to continue its safe parking programs and provide

2 min read 2022-06-25 01:45:06

Four months ago, Voice of San Diego reporter Lisa Halverstadt got an email. A local woman, Natalie Raschke, asked Halverstadt to tell her family’s

2 min read 2022-06-23 16:00:04

The Biden Administration has announced through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a first-of-its-kind package of resources to

3 min read 2022-06-23 06:52:50

When Encinitas last week extended its safe parking program for another three years, city staff revealed that the program, the only one like it in

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“Mental illness. Substance abuse. Homelessness. These are all existential crises we have to address with urgency.” That was Gov. Gavin

9 min read 2022-06-22 19:00:00

“Mental illness. Substance abuse. Homelessness. These are all existential crises we have to address with urgency.” That was Gov. Gavin

4 min read 2022-06-22 18:30:00

Like most people who become homeless, Natalie and Dustin Raschke never thought it could happen to their family of six. After losing their bartending

16 min read 2022-06-22 18:00:00

Before the pandemic hit, Natalie and Dustin Raschke worked bartending jobs that easily supported their family of six. They had money in the bank,

6 min read 2022-06-22 17:00:36

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was mid-afternoon when

3 min read 2022-06-20 18:00:00

Vista has canceled its attempts to open a shelter, after no homeless-serving nonprofits responded to its request for bids. Organizations that