November 11, 2019 California cops respond to 2 homeless men shot with arrows: report Two homeless men living at an encampment near San Francisco were shot with arrows early Sunday in an attack that was not random, a report said.
November 9, 2019 Chuck DeVore: Housing alone won’t solve homeless crisis – Drug addiction and mental illness must be treated In Austin, Texas, as elsewhere, homelessness is more of a problem of addiction and mental illness than a lack of affordable housing.
November 9, 2019 Sharpel Welch: Government alone can't help struggling communities Transforming the lives of struggling people requires personal commitment and willingness to change one’s perspective, not more “free stuff.”
November 8, 2019 Santa Barbara Veterans Stand Down event connects homeless vets, active service members Santa Barbara County held its eighth Veterans Stand Down on Oct. 18, ahead of Veterans Day on Monday. The special event was a powerful reminder that those who serve their country share a bond beyond the uniform.
November 7, 2019 Texas Gov. Abbott opens homeless campsite on state land in fight with Austin Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday he would create a temporary homeless campsite on state land in the capital city of Austin, after sparring with city officials over the clean up of camps throughout the city’s downtown area.
November 7, 2019 New Vegas law criminalizes homeless sleeping on downtown streets if shelter beds available Las Vegas officials passed a law Wednesday making it a crime for homeless people to sleep on streets or sidewalks when beds are available at city-sanctioned shelters.
November 6, 2019 Ben Carson: Problems with homelessness can only be fixed with evidence-based policies The homeless crisis in Austin, Texas and other areas can only be fixed if "people stop arguing" and work on implementing evidence-based policy, Housing Secretary Dr. Ben Carson said Wednesday.
November 5, 2019 As Texas cleans up homeless encampments in Austin, long-term solution is unclear The Texas Department of Transportation began cleaning up areas beneath overpasses on Monday. Governor Greg Abbott and city officials have sparred over how to address the city's homelessness crisis.
November 5, 2019 Austin mayor says it's an 'urban myth' that his city attracts more homeless Austin, Texas has been mischaracterized as a magnet for indigent homeless people and is the victim of an "urban myth," said Mayor Steve Adler during an interview with ӣƵ on Tuesday.
November 5, 2019 California homeless encampment cleanup targets high-risk area for wildfires, flooding As Southern California grapples with a homeless crisis that's seen encampments spread through the region like wildfire, officials have turned their focus toward camps in high-risk areas for literal wildfires, in hopes of averting an even greater disaster in the future.