By: Benjamin Oreskes August 7, 2020 — A judge commandeers L.A.’s City Hall in his campaign to curb homelessness With deaths from COVID-19 spiking in California, it might seem unsafe for nearly three dozen politicians,…
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By: Tim Houchen August 7, 2020 — How do you perceive homelessness? What are your views on homelessness? What is your perspective?Where do you stand? Who is Homeless Perspective for? If you have ever been…
By: Erika D. Smith August 7, 2020 — Things weren’t great before COVID-19, but at least only about 570 families, hungry, broke and on the brink of homelessness, needed help from the volunteers at St….
By: Janis Hache August 5, 2020 — Can a program created to help some of the most vulnerable during the pandemic successfully morph into permanently helping the unsheltered and homeless? That’s what the state of California is…
By: Tim Houchen August 5, 2020 — Bay Area homeless activist, Guy “Mike” Lee, has died in Berkeley at the age of 65. Lee, aka “Sam Spade” to his many Facebook friends and followers, was…
By: Joe Colletti, PhD and Sofia Herrera, PhD August 4, 2020 — It is time to realize that many homeless persons are not willing to live in large open spaces for long periods of time…
By: Thomas Hugh Byrne, Benjamin F. Henwood and Anthony W. Orlando August 2, 2020 — The streets of our cities have been too empty and too full. Emptied of cars and pedestrians, the streets of…
By: Levi Sumagaysay July 25, 2020 — More than 43,000 households in the heart of Silicon Valley face eviction in the next few months even as local technology companies’ valuations soar, according to new research…
By: Matt Tinoco July 24, 2020 — As August approaches, so does another rent due date for millions of renters in Southern California. After months of unemployment, many have fallen far behind on rent, but…
By: Taylor Martinez July 23, 2020 — HEMET (CNS) – Hemet Police Department Chief Eddie Pust said Wednesday hardened criminals will be paroled early under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus emergency releases and crime will rise…
By: Ryan Hill July 22, 2020 — SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An RV fire in North Sacramento off of Opportunity Street is a part of a burning issue for neighbors who live by the busy business…
By: David Gotfredson July 21, 2020 — SAN DIEGO — Attorneys representing six local homeless individuals and their families in a lawsuit against the city and county of San Diego said today their clients should…
By: Ana Marie Torrea July 22, 2020 — CALIFORNIA – Project Roomkey was California’s plan of putting homeless showing signs of coronavirus into hotels. The state now looking to make the transition to shelter permanent through…
By Daniel Polansky May 29, 2020 — Dale lies dying on an island in the Los Angeles River. Beneath a haggard tent in a sandy encampment, a quarter-mile from a vegan takeout restaurant and several…
By Susan Landry May 29, 2020 — Living in a truck is never easy, but lately, it’s been especially tough, said Brian Bryson, who’s called his 2005 Ford Ranger home for the last two years….
By Lainey Millen May 29, 2020 — LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A report by the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law examines challenges facing LGBTQ individuals in accessing affordable…
By Cody Delaney May 26, 2020 — During the coronavirus pandemic, San Diego police have issued more than twice as many tickets for illegal lodging — an infraction largely directed at homeless people — compared…
By Trisha Thadani May 26, 2020 — The number of homeless people in San Francisco who died over a recent eight-week period spiked compared to the same time last year, an increase that officials say…
By Theresa Clift May 22, 2020 — The Trump administration has yanked approval for major homeless shelter projects it previously approved in Sacramento and San Francisco. The move undermines a critical component of Gov. Gavin…
By Molly Solomon May 22, 2020 — California’s housing crisis is driving state lawmakers to think big. One question they’re considering: How can the Golden State guarantee housing as a right? This week, state legislators looked at…
