By: Tim Houchen March 22, 2021 — The California State Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Tuesday March 23rd at 2 PM, and you can attend via Zoom after…
By: Tony Saavedra March 5, 2021 — From his second-floor work station, Sean Danbury often stares out the window, watching Orange County sheriff’s deputies engage with the homeless people hanging out in a Stanton parking…
By: Tim Houchen March 1, 2021 — In the past two years, many new homeless shelters have opened in jurisdictions across California. Many more are on their way. The proliferation of new homeless shelters has…
By: Joe Colletti PhD February 22, 2021 — Requiring a Trauma-Informed Design and Care ApproachShould be a Condition to Receiving Homelessness Funding Adhering to a Trauma-Informed Design and Care approach should be a legislative requirement…
Hosted By: Tim Houchen January 28, 2021 — Tonight’s story takes us to Sacramento on Tuesday night when very severe weather destroyed homeless encampments, caused injuries and sadly two persons experiencing homelessness were killed. Earlier…
By: Carolyn Jones January 27, 2021 — After years of steadily rising numbers of homeless youth in California, schools saw a significant drop during the last school year in the official tally of homeless students…
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…