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... he heed the Israeli army's demand that all Palestinians evacuate and make the risky trip to Gaza's south, where his only certainty was homelessness? Or should he stay at his multistory building — within what the Israeli army has now designated a target zone — ahead of a likely Israeli ...
... both decriminalized drugs, but we didn't increase access to treatment. Stephanie Sy: Commissioner Mapps points out that Portland has many acute issues, rising homicides, homelessness, and an economically struggling downtown core. But he says fentanyl runs through them all. Do you view the fentanyl problem as being related to ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move to help overhaul the state's mental health system and address its growing homelessness crisis. The new ...
... wasn’t up to securing the U.S.-Mexico border, combating fentanyl smuggling that has led to epidemic of American overdoses and violent crime and homelessness in the country’s cities. “President Biden can’t solve these problems — or won’t,” Hurd said in his announcement video. “And, if we ...
... medical care. In surveys of homeless people in California, about 60 percent reported chronic health conditions, said Tiana Moore, the policy director at the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California-San Francisco. Studies have found that members of this community age more rapidly, with people in ...
... 1965, he founded the Imperial Court System, regarded as the oldest global LGBTQ+ charitable organization, raising money to fight AIDS, breast cancer, domestic abuse and homelessness. Sarria died from cancer in 2013. He was 90 years old. Today, his legacy lives on through the Jose Sarria Foundation dedicated to preserving ...
... Hispanic candidate in the race and his experience leading the world-known city of Miami, home to about 450,000 residents, and confronting crime and homelessness. Suarez paid visits to early GOP voting states and said he could help the party further connect with Hispanics. He made a strong push ...
If the person fails to complete treatment, they could be considered for even longer-term state oversight. The approach is part of California's effort to address homelessness. San Diego is one the pilot counties that will begin implementing the CARE Court in the fall. On this hot July day ...
... teenage granddaughters outside Phoenix, has used federal LIHEAP money in the past to pay her electric bill, before the family experienced a few months of homelessness. But Romero hadn't reupped her request for LIHEAP this year, so to pay her $314 June power bill she looked to Catholic Charities ...
... or playing NFL. Woman: I want to be a dentist. Woman: I see myself being a social worker. I've been through like abuse, like homelessness. So I just hope to like help other kids I have like been through the same things as me. Man: I definitely see myself ...
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