• Fallout from racism scandal keeps shaking LA City Council

    Fallout from racism scandal keeps shaking LA City Council

    Dec 12, 2022 10:14 PM EST

    ... stark example of “anti-Blackness.” De Leon has apologized repeatedly but said he will not resign. He argues that he wants to continue working on homelessness, fallout from the pandemic and the threat of evictions for renters in his district, which includes downtown Los Angeles and the heavily Latino Boyle ...

  • New York mayor orders some homeless people involuntarily hospitalized for mental illness

    New York mayor orders some homeless people involuntarily hospitalized for mental illness

    Dec 01, 2022 11:35 PM EST

    ... has gone, people are back on the street in larger numbers than before. We need to do an emergency program. But the emergency is about homelessness, not about mental illness. Mental illness takes a while to cure. Homelessness can be cured immediately by the offer of an affordable place to ...

  • In California, 10 percent of state legislature identifies as LGBTQ

    In California, 10 percent of state legislature identifies as LGBTQ

    Nov 22, 2022 10:12 PM EST

    ... soon to have a solid plan for new legislation, California caucus members said, but Wiener noted realms to consider include employment resources for transgender people; homelessness and crime among at-risk LGTBQ youth; and sexual health services. Jackson said he found hope in the election returns not only in California ...

  • New York issues 1st licenses for legal marijuana dispensaries

    New York issues 1st licenses for legal marijuana dispensaries

    Nov 21, 2022 10:31 PM EST

    ... people and increase services to our clients whether that is supporting those that have been unjustly incarcerated in the War on Drugs, or people experiencing homelessness and/or living with HIV/AIDS,” the agency said in a statement, With the first licenses now issued, it remains to be seen whether ...

  • Formerly incarcerated face complicated path in aftermath of Hurricane Ian

    Formerly incarcerated face complicated path in aftermath of Hurricane Ian

    Nov 10, 2022 11:20 PM EST

    ... or prison and is unable to successfully start their lives, the way we might consider them to be successful, what results from that is poverty, homelessness, unemployment, a return to criminal behavior. And those are social issues that affect all of us. William Brangham: Issues that may only worsen when ...

  • California tenants rise up, demand rent caps and more protections from city councils

    California tenants rise up, demand rent caps and more protections from city councils

    Nov 05, 2022 03:56 PM EST

    ... Weisberg, legal director for the advocacy group Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, says local officials can no longer pretend supply and demand works when so many families are facing homelessness. In June, 1.3 million California households reported being behind on rent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

  • Portland’s citizens to vote on government changes in 2022 midterms

    Portland’s citizens to vote on government changes in 2022 midterms

    Nov 02, 2022 09:40 PM EST

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's official slogan is "The City That Works," but after a tumultuous few years, many residents feel the city is anything but that. Homelessness and gun violence are surging and parts of downtown are struggling, unable to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and the racial justice ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on the final days of the midterm campaign

    Brooks and Capehart on the final days of the midterm campaign

    Oct 28, 2022 10:35 PM EST

    ... should care about, democracy and Dobbs. These are the major issues. And a lot of people said, no, actually, we care about crime, inflation, and homelessness. And a lot of Democrats, I think, for too long said, no, you shouldn't care about those things. You should care about these ...

  • Low-wage workers bear financial burden of denied abortions

    Low-wage workers bear financial burden of denied abortions

    Oct 26, 2022 07:30 PM EST

    A Texas mother of a toddler, scraping by on her husband's income, was desperate to return to work but struggling to afford child care. A young Florida warehouse worker had barely left behind a turbulent past of homelessness and abuse only to be mired in debt. When both women ...

  • Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets, designate campsites

    Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets, designate campsites

    Oct 22, 2022 12:27 AM EST

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon mayor plans to ban camping on Portland streets and move unhoused people to campsites designated by the city, as the growing homelessness population has become the top concern for the vast majority of residents. “The magnitude and the depth of the homeless crisis in our ...