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fromBrownstoner
2 days agoGravesend Homeless Shelter Moves Forward Despite Protest
Demolition of a proposed men's shelter in Brooklyn resumes under Mayor Mamdani, despite ongoing protests and calls for affordable housing alternatives.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago'Amateur hour at the U.S. attorney's office': L.A. prosecutors face more losses in protest cases
Prosecutors faced significant challenges in two separate trials for assault on federal officers in Los Angeles, with one case potentially dismissed due to discovery issues.
fromKqed
4 days agoThousands of Immigrants Will Lose Access to CalFresh This Week. Here's What to Know | KQED
"There are people who have come here after escaping violence and persecution and torture. These are communities that we have historically said, 'You are welcome here. We have the support for you.' And now, the federal government is abandoning them."
SF food
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoHomeless mortality is down in L.A. County for the first time in a decade
Los Angeles County homeless deaths declined 10% in 2024, the first decrease in a decade, driven primarily by fewer overdoses, though 2,208 deaths still occurred and the homeless mortality rate remains four times higher than the general population.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month agoSilicon Valley homeless prevention program goes national - San Jose Spotlight
We've used the model successfully locally here, but I think it's a model we can advocate and push for at a larger scale. In 2017, the nonprofit saw more people in Santa Clara County falling into homelessness. It started a homelessness prevention program to provide rental assistance, case management and supportive services to hundreds of families on the brink of eviction, and received help from private funders to make the work possible.
Non-profit organizations
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoAsking Eric: We gave a homeless man $200, and I didn't foresee how he'd spend it
We don't get to choose how other people make use of our gifts, especially strangers. Since you don't have a relationship with Ron beyond these very generous gifts, you're not in a position to safeguard him. He's not shared this part of his life with you, and you heard about the supposed scam from others, not from Ron himself.
Relationships
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoOpinion: What I learned about love in a homeless camp
Homeless communities demonstrate profound love and resilience through self-organized infrastructure, mutual aid systems, and shared cultural experiences that bridge housed and unhoused populations.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoAdvocates concerned city has not reviewed LA28 plan for homeless, human trafficking
Los Angeles has not publicly released a human rights report on Olympic preparations for civil rights, homelessness, and human trafficking despite receiving it over two months ago, raising concerns about accountability and adequate resource allocation.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoL.A. will continue to fund eviction defense program
Los Angeles City Council approved millions in funding for Stay Housed L.A., an eviction defense program providing legal representation to renters, despite concerns from the City Attorney about the contract's size and the main provider's litigation against the city.
Real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoIn pricey Santa Monica neighborhood, a battle rages over supportive housing
An unpermitted sober-living operation placed about 50 residents in vacant Ocean Avenue buildings leased by developer Leo Pustilnikov, sparking neighbor outrage and regulatory conflict.
fromTruthout
2 months agoA Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy
The Cicero Institute, created by tech investor Joe Lonsdale, has spent the past few years promoting aggressive policies targeting encampments for the unhoused and pushing cities to move away from Housing First, the U.S.'s primary model for responding to chronic homelessness. Over the summer, HUD quietly adopted several of Cicero's key recommendations. And the result was widespread panic among the local agencies responsible for keeping people housed.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoL.A. wanted to dismantle homeless RVs. A judge just shut that down
The state's vehicle code currently requires that cities and counties sell impounded vehicles that are worth more than $500 at auction. AB 630, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in October, increased the financial threshold for L.A. and Alameda counties, allowing them to dismantle vehicles worth up to $4,000. That, in turn, spares those jurisdictions from going through the more cumbersome process of auctioning off the vehicles, backers of the bill said.
Los Angeles
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