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Homelessness
August 03, 2020
Lacrosse players fight hunger amid pandemic
Two California teenage lacrosse players coach kids in exchange for donations to a local food organization to fight hunger ...
July 18, 2020
Stress rises for unemployed as extra $600 benefit nears end
A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and ...
July 16, 2020
Berkeley moves toward removing police from traffic stops
After hours of emotional public testimony and a middle-of-the-night vote by Berkeley leaders, the progressive California city ...
July 16, 2020
Arizona ban on evictions set to end as heat, infections soar
Housing advocacy groups in Arizona have joined lawmakers in lobbying Gov. Doug Ducey to extend his coronavirus-related ...
July 11, 2020
Amazon's homeless shelter faces Seattle crisis, criticism
A homeless shelter built on Amazon’s perfectly manicured urban Seattle campus is a major civic contribution that pushes the ...
July 05, 2020
Amazon homeless shelter boosts unique program for sick kids
After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized she'd be missing something critical to care for her daughter. She and ...
June 19, 2020
Judge OKs housing for 7,000 LA homeless living near freeways
A federal judge has approved an agreement in which the city and county of Los Angeles will provide housing for almost 7,000 ...
June 15, 2020
Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction
Jeremy Rooks works the evening shift at a Georgia fast-food restaurant these days to avoid being on the street past dusk.
June 12, 2020
'Soft opening' for census door knocking to begin next month
Door knocking by census takers at the homes of people who haven't yet responded to the 2020 census is scheduled to start next ...
June 12, 2020
Homelessness deepens in Los Angeles County, jumps 13%
The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12.7% over the past year to more than 66,400 and ...
June 12, 2020
Man charged with hot pepper poisoning of California homeless
A California man has been charged with poisoning eight homeless people with an incredibly spicy resin derived from chili ...
May 30, 2020
Virus protection adds new wrinkle to Southwest heat relief
Trying to stay safe during a global pandemic is hard enough, but people in Southwest desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas ...
May 30, 2020
Arrest made after California homeless fed poisoned food
One person was arrested after eight homeless people were given poisoned food that sent several to the hospital, Southern ...
May 24, 2020
Fire destroys warehouse on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf
A fire engulfed a warehouse on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf early Saturday, sending a thick plume of smoke over the ...
May 23, 2020
San Francisco sanctions once-shunned homeless encampments
San Francisco is joining other U.S. cities in authorizing homeless tent encampments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, ...
May 20, 2020
Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary
Republican voters in Oregon’s vast 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday elected a former state senator to be their candidate ...
May 20, 2020
Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital
On the eve of New Mexico's shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city of Gallup came ...
May 19, 2020
Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care
More than three weeks after Brandon Bell stopped showing up at a New York office that serves people with schizophrenia, ...
May 18, 2020
California homeless quarantine in hotels, more rooms needed
Anxiety mounted every time someone at the homeless shelter sneezed or residents got too close. For Matthew Padilla, a ...
May 15, 2020
Portland, Oregon, homeless tax tests voter mood in pandemic
Voters in metropolitan Portland, Oregon, will be asked Tuesday to approve taxes on personal income and business profits that ...
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