• 'The whole police system needs to be rebooted.' How some cities are starting to tackle reform

    'The whole police system needs to be rebooted.' How some cities are starting to tackle reform

    Jun 09, 2020 09:29 PM EST

    ... City Council and chair of the public safety committee. “I foresee that we have a very robust community response system that addresses things like poverty, homelessness, chemical dependency and mental health,” Cano said. “And a smaller, much more manageable division that focuses on violent crimes, like homicides, stabbing and some ...

  • Garcetti: Eliminating police would be the wrong response to misconduct

    Garcetti: Eliminating police would be the wrong response to misconduct

    Jun 05, 2020 10:40 PM EST

    ... prevent crime before I have to deal with it? We give them so much to shoulder on their backs, that they're supposed to solve homelessness, and mental health, deal with a lack of education in communities of color. Let's, in a very difficult moment, start going down a ...

  • Many in U.S. will not immediately return to gym or dining out, AP-NORC poll says

    Many in U.S. will not immediately return to gym or dining out, AP-NORC poll says

    May 22, 2020 02:18 PM EST

    Yost expressed no qualms about going out because he believes the economic damage from shelter-in-place orders will be worse than the deaths from the disease. “What’s going to happen with depression, homelessness -- a lot of other problems are going to arise because we shut down the economy ...

  • Republican operatives front 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopening

    Republican operatives front 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopening

    May 20, 2020 08:23 PM EST

    ... open letter to Trump signed by more than 400 doctors calling the state coronavirus lockdowns a "mass casualty event" causing "millions of casualties" from alcoholism, homelessness, suicide and other causes. "It is impossible to overstate the short, medium, and long-term harm to people's health with a continued shutdown ...

  • Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary

    Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary

    May 20, 2020 01:36 PM EST

    ... in metropolitan Portland appeared to be approving taxes on personal income and business profits that would raise $2.5 billion over a decade to fight homelessness. The ballot measure was planned before the pandemic reduced the U.S. economy to tatters. How voters in the liberal city react amid the ...

  • Federal judge orders thousands of LA homeless relocated

    Federal judge orders thousands of LA homeless relocated

    May 16, 2020 01:12 AM EST

    ... and under overpasses and bridges. The order would take effect on May 22. "Without adequate access to shelter, hygiene products, and sanitation facilities, individuals experiencing homelessness face a greater risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, and an outbreak in the homeless community would threaten the general public as well," Carter ...

  • Republican claims victory in special California House vote

    Republican claims victory in special California House vote

    May 13, 2020 11:03 PM EST

    ... traditional rallies and door-knocking. Garcia, a defense industry executive, depicted Smith as another vote for the Democratic status quo that he blames for soaring homelessness, heavy regulation and rising taxes. Smith was harshly critical of Trump and his administration and promised to work for improved health care if elected ...

  • Indiana attorney general's law license suspended for groping

    Indiana attorney general's law license suspended for groping

    May 11, 2020 07:50 PM EST

    ... Chicago-area properties linked to a deceased Indiana abortion doctor and appearances on Fox News to discuss topics such as San Francisco's troubles with homelessness. Two Republicans are challenging Hill for the party's attorney general nomination, which is to be decided during the GOP state convention scheduled for ...

  • Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreak

    Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreak

    May 01, 2020 03:57 PM EST

    ... halt evictions, foreclosures and utility shutoffs out of concern that the economic fallout from massive job losses will push many people to the brink of homelessness at a time when they need to stay in their houses and apartments. But all this really means is that deputies won't be ...

  • Homeless children 'desperate' for safe spaces amid outbreak

    Homeless children 'desperate' for safe spaces amid outbreak

    Apr 25, 2020 08:44 PM EST

    ... highest prevalence of the virus. Hari Sreenivasan: One of the things that your organization does is the sleepout campaign trying to increase the awareness of homelessness in this circumstance. What are you trying to get people to do? Kevin Ryan: Well, this week we're inviting hundreds of thousands of ...