November 17, 2021 US Vets group gives formerly homeless Vietnam veteran new car U.S. Vets, the largest veteran organization in the country, has given one formerly homeless veteran a present he won't soon forget.
October 29, 2021 Miami commissioners pass controversial new rule banning homeless encampments on public property Miami City commissioners on Thursday voted to pass an ordinance banning homeless encampments on public property.
October 27, 2021 ​Boston-area sheriff plans to move homeless from tent encampment into former ICE detention facility Boston’s area sheriff wants to move some 100 homeless addicts from deteriorating conditions at a tent encampment into a nearby empty jail building once used for ICE detainees within the next three weeks, as he rushes to finalize plans for a controversial “mobile courtroom" at the facility.
October 27, 2021 Steelers' Najee Harris helps renovate California homeless shelter: 'It was good to go back' Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Najee Harris returned to the California homeless shelter earlier this month where he stayed at times when he was a child to help renovate the building and the grounds.
October 14, 2021 Seattle police staffing woes prompt emergency dispatch plan as vaccine mandate for officers looms Seattle’s police department is sending detectives and non-patrol officers to respond to emergency calls because of a shortage of patrol officers that union leaders fear will become worse because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
October 14, 2021 Seattle residents demand police chief address homeless camp as vaccine mandate further threatens patrols Seattle residents met with the city’s interim police chief this week demanding solutions as a growing homeless encampment at a local park has drawn increasing security concerns -- and a looming vaccine mandate is likely to worsen an already existing officer shortage afflicting neighborhood patrols.
October 13, 2021 Boston advances plan to move homeless addicts into jail once used for ICE detainees amid progressive pushback Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is forging ahead with plans to transform the currently unused South Bay jail’s "building eight" into a place where addicts can begin recovery. His proposal had received pushback from Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and other liberal activists last month.
October 13, 2021 San Francisco man succumbs to injuries after sleeping bag was allegedly set on fire San Francisco police are investigating a homicide after a homeless man who awoke to his sleeping bag on fire last week dies
October 8, 2021 Jason Rantz: Seattle spends heavily to house homeless in pricey hotels and fancy penthouse view studios Seattle leaders are squandering hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, including COVID relief funds, on pricey homeless hotels and studios that include wraparound services. Finally, they promise, this will supposedly address homelessness.
October 4, 2021 From homeless tents to penthouses with views A handful of Seattle’s more than 12,000 homeless people will soon be moving from the street to a studio penthouse with a view in Seattle’s pricey Capitol Hill neighborhood.