• Both sides of California's recall election want voters of color. Getting their votes is a different task

    Both sides of California's recall election want voters of color. Getting their votes is a different task

    Sep 14, 2021 01:04 AM EST

    Netter added that the recall movement is seeking to energize people affected by poverty, homelessness and crime. “Those people really don’t give a damn who is in office. They just know that their life sucks, their houses are burning down, they can’t afford their power bill and now ...

  • Boston's changing demographics on display in mayoral race dominated by women of color

    Boston's changing demographics on display in mayoral race dominated by women of color

    Sep 13, 2021 10:35 PM EST

    ... front-runner Michelle Wu, who happens to be originally from Chicago. But, today, Poliner she thinks Bostonians vote more on issues, like affordable housing and homelessness due to the opioid crisis, rather than old ties. Rachel Poliner, Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale: We have questionnaires that go out to candidates. We ...

  • Why is Newsom facing recall? Here's what you need to know about California's politics

    Why is Newsom facing recall? Here's what you need to know about California's politics

    Sep 08, 2021 10:45 PM EST

    ... right now? Scott Shafer: At this point, it's sort of a blame vs. fear. The Republicans are blaming Newsom for everything, from crime, to homelessness, and the pandemic. And then you have got fear being talked about by Newsom, the fear of Larry Elder becoming governor of this state.

  • Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

    Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

    Aug 29, 2021 07:26 PM EST

    ... its light moments, its scripts touched on a variety of darker social issues that most series wouldn’t touch at the time, including alcoholism and homelessness. Asner remained politically active for the rest of his life and in 2017 published the book “The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends ...

  • Texas' homeless suffer due to lack of public housing as public camping is criminalized

    Texas' homeless suffer due to lack of public housing as public camping is criminalized

    Aug 26, 2021 10:30 PM EST

    Stephanie Sy: He also says allowing camping on the streets led to an outpouring of resources to address the problem. Chris Harris: We understand now the full extent of the homelessness crisis that we face. And it's driven volunteers, donations, city investments, private investments into housing, into services in ...

  • Northwest heat wave spurs help for vulnerable residents

    Northwest heat wave spurs help for vulnerable residents

    Aug 13, 2021 12:53 PM EST

    ... and other cooling items to homeless encampments along the Columbia River on the eastern outskirts of the city. The effort was important because people experiencing homelessness are often reluctant to go to cooling centers, said Kim James, director of homeless and housing support for Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare. Scott Zalitis, who ...

  • Northwest sizzles as heat wave hits many parts of U.S.

    Northwest sizzles as heat wave hits many parts of U.S.

    Aug 12, 2021 05:29 PM EST

    ... air conditioning. People began coming into a 24-hour cooling center in north Portland before it opened Wednesday. The first few people in were experiencing homelessness, a population vulnerable to extreme heat. Among them was December Snedecor, who slept two nights in the same center in June when temperatures reached ...

  • Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave

    Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave

    Aug 11, 2021 02:07 PM EST

    ... up cots and stacked hundreds of bottles of water in the air-conditioned center in a vacant building. The first few people in were experiencing homelessness, a population vulnerable to extreme heat. Among them was December Snedecor, who slept two nights in the same center in June when temperatures reached ...

  • We don’t know exactly how many people are dying from heat — here’s why

    We don’t know exactly how many people are dying from heat — here’s why

    Aug 10, 2021 08:34 PM EST

    ... a standard in how to record, count or classify them. Maricopa County, Arizona, updated its system in 2020 to better track deaths among people experiencing homelessness. But advocates say the reported number of heat deaths — 172, more than double the year before — is an undercount. Curtice told the PBS NewsHour ...

  • WATCH: U.S. to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

    WATCH: U.S. to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

    Aug 05, 2021 08:14 PM EST

    ... one Phoenix has set up. Part of the investigation will also examine whether police officers have been violating the rights of people who are experiencing homelessness by "seizing and disposing of their belongings in a manner that violates the Constitution," Garland said. The new investigation is known as a "pattern ...