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August 5, 2021

Denver spends far more on homelessness per person than K-12 students, veterans affairs: reports

The city of Denver spends at least twice as much on homelessness per person than on K-12 students in Denver Public Schools and the spending crushes the veterans' affairs budget in the state, a new study released Thursday found, according to a report.

July 31, 2021

San Francisco activists gather at Pelosi's home to serve 'eviction notice'

Housing and homeless advocates protested outside of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home Saturday demanding the House speaker reconvene Congress to pass an extension to the expiring eviction moratorium.

July 30, 2021

Los Angeles mayor's home vandalized over new homeless ordinance

Protesters vandalized Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's home Thursday, hours after he signed an ordinance restricting homeless encampments in the city and bans people from living on the street in certain areas.

July 29, 2021

Portland bans homeless camps in forest areas amid wildfires

Portland, Oregon, has banned homeless people from camping in forested parks to both protect them from potential wildfires and prevent them from accidentally starting blazes during a summer of drought and record-breaking heat.

July 28, 2021

Los Angeles city council passes ordinance limiting homeless encampments amid frustration from residents

Los Angeles city leaders approved an ordinance Wednesday that would restrict homeless encampments in certain areas as the issue has become a flashpoint in parts of the city overrun with tents, crime trash and other quality of life issues.

July 27, 2021

New York Times guest writer laments California's 'continual failure' on homeless crisis

Policy expert and former journalist Ned Resnikoff sounded off on California's homeless crisis in a new guest essay for the New York Times, lamenting its "continual failure" to rein in its homelessness problem.

July 22, 2021

Portland mayor mocked over plans for 'Welcome Back' fest after year of riots: 'Let's all just roller skate'

After more than a year of the pandemic, protests and riots, rising violence and homelessness, Portland, Oregon’s mayor Ted Wheeler wants to welcome people back to the city’s struggling downtown.

July 2, 2021

Venice Beach violence reaches boiling point in L.A. as new viral video emerges

On any given day, video footage documenting violent incidents in the famed Venice Beach neighborhood of Los Angeles – involving the homeless who have erected tents there – are uploaded online.

July 1, 2021

Sacramento mayor proposes mandatory housing for homeless amid statewide crisis

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has proposed a "right to housing" as the California homeless crisis continues to grow more severe. 

July 1, 2021

LA City Council to vote on proposal to ban homeless camps in some public areas

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to draft new rules that would prevent homeless people from camping in certain  areas as a means of restoring access to public spaces.