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New York City Mayor Eric Adams took office a year ago with a focus on driving down crime. His first year was marked by challenges from the COVID pandemic to a homelessness crisis and an economic downturn. Adams joined Geoff Bennett to discuss his $103 billion budget proposal for the city.
... she has described herself as a change agent who plans to declare a state of emergency on her first day in office to deal with homelessness. She has signaled she will seek to marshal “all of the resources, all of the skills, the knowledge, the talent of the city” to ...
... faces a little-known Republican state senator. But Newsom's political future, including a possible run for president, could be complicated by California's persistent homelessness crisis.Since taking office in 2019, Newsom has been more aggressive in setting and enforcing a statewide homelessness policy. In 2019, the Newsom administration ...
... to shelters and other housing. The efforts have not been seamless. There have been reports of a cleared-out tent city re-emerging. And family homelessness numbers, though down from 2020, have ticked up in the past year. Still, the city has been able to reduce the numbers of homeless ...
Cities and nonprofits across the country are building communities of tiny homes to safely house people amid COVID and cold winters.
... that housing is not affordable that they're homeless. Judy Woodruff: And so, at this holiday season, what would you want Americans to know about homelessness in this country? Nan Roman: Well, I would want them not to blame homeless people for their homelessness, to understand that the solution is ...
Jeffrey Brown reports on musician Richard Antoine White’s unlikely journey from the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, to concert halls around the globe — thanks to his mastery of the tuba. This story is part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
The San Francisco Bay Area has a rising homeless population. On any given night, an estimated 35,000 individuals are without a place to live. Meanwhile, the cost of living continues to climb. Much effort has gone into resolving the crisis, to little avail. But now, there's new hope that those with an insider's perspective can...
After being released from prison or jail, many people struggle to find housing. That in turn can prevent them from getting treatment for an addiction or from securing a steady job, and ultimately, staying out of jail. It’s a situation now made even more difficult by COVID-19. Amna Nawaz reports on one woman’s quest for...
The order announced Tuesday stops many evictions until the end of the year. But housing advocates say that without rent relief and billions of dollars for landlords, it only delays a wave of debt and homelessness.
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