• How evictions and housing instability can have deadly consequences

    How evictions and housing instability can have deadly consequences

    Mar 21, 2024 10:25 PM EST

    ... and all I could feel was my blood pressure drop. During that moment, I saw myself in the street. Here in Dallas, we have a homelessness problem and I saw myself like that. Sabrina Davis: After living in a house that I was renting, we're here and complaining about ...

  • March 18, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    March 18, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Mar 18, 2024 11:34 PM EST

    Monday on the NewsHour, Russian President Vladimir Putin extends his reign after securing a landslide but rigged seventh term. A look at former President Donald Trump's use of violent and discriminatory language. Plus, why federal housing assistance is shrinking at the same time rental prices, and homelessness, are at ...

  • Housing and Urban Development head Fudge announces resignation for late March

    Housing and Urban Development head Fudge announces resignation for late March

    Mar 11, 2024 05:05 PM EST

    ... partners at the federal, state and local levels to increase the housing supply, particularly the supply of affordable homes, while allocating historic resources to address homelessness,” Dalton said. ”And with Secretary Fudge at the helm, HUD strictly enforced fair housing laws and took a stance against racial bias and discrimination ...

  • California voters decide consequential U.S. Senate race

    California voters decide consequential U.S. Senate race

    Mar 05, 2024 11:50 PM EST

    ... now. Keith Curry, Former Newport Beach, California, Mayor: We're in a time where people are very angry with the issues. They're angry about homelessness. They're angry about crime. They're angry about the economy. And they're angry about the border. And that creates an environment where ...

  • What to watch for on Super Tuesday

    What to watch for on Super Tuesday

    Feb 29, 2024 10:37 PM EST

    In San Francisco, Mayor London Breed is pushing one ballot measure to expand police powers to use tactics like drones and surveillance cameras, and another testing single adults on welfare for drugs. The two initiatives come as the city has been wracked by homelessness and drug use, and Breed faces ...

  • Half of American renters pay more than 30% of income on housing, study shows

    Half of American renters pay more than 30% of income on housing, study shows

    Feb 08, 2024 11:30 PM EST

    ... our federal, state and local levels toward really addressing the affordability crisis, both toward increasing affordable options and toward really addressing this problem of rising homelessness that we're also seeing.Stephanie Sy: Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, with Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, thank you so much. Whitney Airgood ...

  • With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

    With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

    Jan 23, 2024 11:22 PM EST

    ... fair housing standards to protect people prescribed such medication from being discriminated against when trying to maintain or access long-term living facilities, such as permanent supportive housing for people exiting homelessness. Lawmakers will have just 35 days to pass the bill once the legislative session starts on Feb. 5.

  • Much of the U.S. endures freezing temperatures as the Pacific Northwest prepares for more winter storms

    Much of the U.S. endures freezing temperatures as the Pacific Northwest prepares for more winter storms

    Jan 17, 2024 04:57 PM EST

    ... an area where thousands of people live outside. "The real limitation for us right now is staffing," said Dan Field, director of the county-city homelessness office. "We have to have enough people to keep the doors open of the emergency shelters." Associated Press writers Julie Walker in New York ...

  • The Supreme Court will decide whether local anti-homeless laws are 'cruel and unusual'

    The Supreme Court will decide whether local anti-homeless laws are 'cruel and unusual'

    Jan 12, 2024 08:52 PM EST

    ... has the backing of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, as well as other Democratic and Republican elected officials who have struggled to deal with homelessness brought on by rising housing costs and income inequality. The court's action comes a day after a panel of the 9th U.S ...

  • Powerful winter storm to bring 'life-threatening wind chills' and cancels flights in Northwest

    Powerful winter storm to bring 'life-threatening wind chills' and cancels flights in Northwest

    Jan 12, 2024 04:51 PM EST

    ... Celsius) and lows in the low 20s and teens (about minus 5 C to minus 7.7 C) from Friday through at least Monday. The homelessness agency in King County, home to Seattle, activated its highest tier of severe weather operations through at least Tuesday, working with cities to open ...