June 2, 2022 California homeless man charged with arson in 10 separate forest fires in Sonoma County A California transient allegedly spotted at the scenes of two brush fires and arrested for attempting to burglarize a home is charged with 10 counts of arson.
June 1, 2022 Seattle homelessness plan: Mayor announces database, more than $150 million in spending Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says city will create a database and give more than $100 million to a regional group as part of an effort to fight homelessness.
June 1, 2022 California gov. hopeful slams San Francisco's $6.5M plan to end transgender homelessness: 'Totally unethical' California gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger calls out San Francisco mayor's 'outrageous' and 'unethical' plan to target transgender homelessness in the city.
June 1, 2022 LA city council greenlights ban on homeless encampments 500 feet from schools, daycare centers Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved the drafting of a measure that would ban homeless encampments within 500 feet from schools and daycares after parents and educators complain of rampant drug use near children.
May 31, 2022 San Francisco proposes to spend $6.5 million to end homelessness for transgender people San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to spend $6.5 million to house the city’s transgender homeless community as part of a larger effort to get people off the streets
May 31, 2022 LA mayoral candidate calls police 'watchdog' of White supremacy amid surging crime, homelessness Los Angeles left-leaning mayoral candidate Gina Viola said in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times that police are the "watchdog" of White supremacy.
May 26, 2022 Washington Dem socialist walks back idea to occupy empty houses: 'I don’t want people to commit crimes' Washington state congressional candidate Rebecca Parson, a democratic socialist, clarified her message from an online video suggesting people occupy vacant homes.
May 16, 2022 California doubles down on failed homeless policies California policymakers wholeheartedly demonstrated they remain wedded to their homelessness narrative—that the sole answer to homelessness is life-long, subsidized housing—despite the fact that this one-size-fits-all policy, called "Housing First," has epically failed the Golden State and the nation.
May 12, 2022 Austin hotel purchased for $9M to become homeless shelter is vandalized: 'Nearly every door is bashed in' The City of Austin bought a Candlewood Suites hotel for $9 million last year with plans to turn it into a homeless shelter, but the building was vandalized in recent months before the necessary renovations could take place, City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly said at a press conference on Thursday.
May 9, 2022 Dozens of homeless people seen using Seattle public transportation as homeless shelter A video shows dozens of people on Seattle's Sound Transit using the light rail as a reported homeless shelter.