By: Joe Colletti PhD January 25, 2021 — Unsheltered 2021 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count data will not be available for State legislative, funding, policy and planning purposes unlike past count dataAll 44 California CoCs should be…
By: Martin Estacio January 25, 2021 — A first-of-its-kind program aiming to house students facing challenges on where to live began earlier this month thanks to a partnership between Victor Valley College and the nonprofit Searchlight…
By: Hayley Munguia January 25, 2021 — Long Beach will soon require the developers of new housing projects with 10 or more units in the Downtown and Midtown neighborhoods to include affordable units — or…
Hosted By: Tim Houchen January 23, 2021 — In the top homeless news stories for this past week, The City of Fresno has a new mayor and a new program designed to move persons experiencing…
Hosted By: Tim HouchenJanuary 22, 2021 — In tonight’s breaking homeless news stories – a recent homeless mortality report from Los Angeles County finds that overdose deaths among the county’s homeless, especially those deaths involving…
By: Tim Houchen January 21, 2021 — “This alarming increase in homeless deaths, particularly those from drug overdoses, requires immediate action…. As we work hard to secure housing for those experiencing homelessness, we have a…
By: Theresa Clift January 19, 2021 — The city of Sacramento will allow small sanctioned homeless encampments to open in vacant lots across the city, where up to 80 people can sleep in tents, vehicles…
By: Doug Smith January 18, 2021 — For years it was just another dreary piece of the downtown Los Angeles backdrop — a vacant lot between the county jail and the rusted hulk of a…
Hosted By: Tim Houchen January 17, 2021 HOMELESS PERSPECTIVE LIVE WEEKLY UPDATE – January 17, 2021 We begin tonight’s live broadcast with the top homeless news stories from this past week: A report shows that…
Hosted By: Tim Houchen January 16, 2021 HOMELESS PERSPECTIVE LIVE WEEKLY UPDATE – January 17, 2021 We begin tonight’s live broadcast with the top homeless news stories from this past week: A report shows that…
By: Joe Colletti, PhD January 11, 2021 — First round Homekey funding was awarded to eligible applicantsin approximately half of California’s 58 counties Second round Homekey funding would provide another opportunityfor eligible applicants to receive…
By: Natalie Hanson January 3, 2021 — CHICO, CA — It has been several weeks since Chico’s City Council and city staff approved harsher punishments for camping in parks. As the new year begins, many people unhoused…
Host: Tim Houchen January 2, 2021 We review of some of the top homeless news stories for the past week from Chico, Redondo Beach, and Citrus Heights, CA.This week we will replay our conversation with…
By: Tim Houchen December 31, 2020 — Let’s hope that 2021 is better than the last. Hoping all of my friends have a happy new year. For my homeless brothers and sisters I wish you…
By: Tim Houchen December 30, 2020 — The new city council in Chico, CA adopted an emergency ordinance to allow enforcement of rules pertaining to no camping in city parks on December 8th. Now, a…
By: Tim Houchen December 29, 2020 — It’s National Hero Day and a homeless advocate from Citrus Heights is being honored as a hero for his outstanding work with the homeless community there. New articles…
By: Joseph Giovannini December 27, 2020 — IN A ZOOM CONFERENCE three weeks ago, sponsored by Harvard’s Graduate School of Design Alumni Council, Leilani Farha, a Toronto-based housing rights advocate, brought the deep pain of…
By: Lisa Halverstadt December 28, 2020 — Leaders tasked with executing the city’s plan to address the homelessness crisis say the coronavirus pandemic in some ways helped advance certain goals. But on other key metrics,…
By: Nigel Duara December 28, 2020 — IN SUMMARY The coastal community was called out in a state audit as one of many troubling flaws contributing to California’s affordable housing crisis. Researchers say a statewide…
By: Tim Houchen December 27, 2020 — Today’s Stories An Orange County health official announced that 16 area homeless shelters are currently in the grips of outbreaks of COVID-19. Redondo Beach mayor announces that pallet…