Put Homeless People In Hotels
By Erica C. Barnett May 5, 2020 — Ordinarily, the atmosphere in the Downtown Emergency Service Center’s main shelter in Seattle was just this side of chaos. During the day, men and women crowded into…
Talks Begin Thursday in L.A. Case Alleging City, County Officials Failed to Ease Homelessness
By Elizabeth Chou May 4, 2020 — A federal judge has called for settlement talks to begin Thursday, May 7, the latest turn in a free-wheeling, marathon effort to resolve Los Angeles’s growing homelessness crisis,…
California’s Homeless Students at Risk of Falling Through the Cracks During Pandemic
By Carolyn Jones May 4, 2020 — As schools rush to provide students with tablets, worksheets and regular check-ins with teachers during the pandemic, one group is proving elusive: those without permanent homes. California’s 195,000 homeless…
Homeless Perspective Weekly Update #3
By Tim Houchen May 3, 2020 — Please view the video below Click on the video above! This week’s stories — L.A. County Can House Homeless in Norwalk Hotel According to Judge Skid Row COVID-19…
“Someone Will Contract the Virus Here:” Meet Homeless Californians Trying to Survive a Pandemic
By Rhonda Lyons May 1, 2020 — The vast majority of people who were unhoused in California before coronavirus swept across the state are exactly where they were. Encampments still line the streets. Shelters feel…
CDC Reports Uptick in Coronavirus-Infected at Homeless Shelters, Many Asymptomatic
By Ryan Lovelace May 1, 2020 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new report for May 1 recommending homeless shelter providers take immediate steps to protect those in shelters given the…
Jamboree Begins Construction on Capstone Development to Change Trajectory of Neighborhood in Anaheim, CA
By PR Web April 29, 2020 — ANAHEIM, CALIF – Jamboree Housing Corporation and the City of Anaheim announced today that construction has begun on Manchester-Orangewood, the eighth affordable housing development the nonprofit affordable housing…
Caltrans “Temporarily Suspends” Homeless Camp Cleanups Near Highways Due to Coronavirus
By Liz Gonzalez April 28, 2020 — Tents and tarps line the fence along Tyler Avenue in Southeast Fresno, yards away from westbound lanes of Highway 180. There’s also a red SUV parked nearby– it’s…
Against CDC Guidance, Some Cities Sweep Homeless Encampments
By Teresa Wiltz April 29, 2020 — WASHINGTON Last month, in Austin, Texas, just as the pandemic was starting to wreak havoc, city officials came to clear the encampment where Britton Ellis was living with…
How The US Government Can Tackle The Coronavirus Housing Emergency
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The Battle To Convert California Hotels Into Housing Has Begun
Theo Henderson in his hotel room on the day of the press conference.
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Homeless Perspective Weekly Update
Hosted By: Tim Houchen April 25, 2020 — This week’s news stories Laguna Hills goes to court to stop County of Orange from using hotel for isolation of homeless persons with COVID-19 symptoms. Gov. Newsom…
C.D.C. Stresses Need for Coronavirus Testing at Homeless Shelters
By David Waldstein April 23, 2020 — According to a new study of homeless shelters in four major American cities, it is crucial to broadly test residents and staff for the coronavirus at the detection…
State Announces Final Guidelines For Local Housing Trust Funds and Funding Availability
By Tim Houchen April 24, 2020 — The California Department of Housing & Community Development (HC&D) announced today that the final guidelines for the Local Housing Trust Fund (LHTF) are now complete and available to…
Homeless People Forced to Stay in Makeshift Shelters as Coronavirus Spreads. What They Need is Real Housing
By Trevor Hughes April 22, 2020 — FORT COLLINS, Colorado — James Anderson jammed a pocketknife deep into the earth, a yellow string stretching from the handle to where it was tied to his flimsy green tent. “I think…
There is a Giant Flaw in OC’s Plan to Use Motels, Hotels and Shelters to Combat COVID-19 Among Homeless
Driving through the City of Stanton on April 22, 2020 and homeless persons can be found on every corner.
Social Security Recipients Will Receive a Stimulus Check Automatically
By Rocky Mengle, Tax Editor April 19, 2020 — At one point, it was thought that eligible Social Security recipients who didn’t file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 would have to use the…
Gov. Newsom Slams Cities For “Immorally” Opposing Project RoomKey
By: City News Service April 18, 2020 — LAGUNA HILLS (CNS) – Gov. Gavin Newsom Saturday accused some California local governments — including, implicitly, Laguna Hills — of acting immorally in opposing the use of hotels…
Decoded: OC’s Plan For Protecting Homeless Persons From COVID-19
By Tim Houchen April 17, 2020 – Updated on April 18, 2020 — Over the past month and-a-half, I have tried to keep Homeless Perspective readers informed about the coronavirus pandemic and to report on…
Here’s How Putting California’s Homeless in Hotels Actually Works
By Matt Levin April 9, 2020 — How to deal with homeless Californians in a pandemic? State officials are trying to find hotel rooms for those with COVID-19 symptoms, but say the logistics have proved…
