• With East Village exhibition, the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat comes home

    With East Village exhibition, the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat comes home

    May 06, 2019 10:20 PM EST

    ... ongoing arts and culture series, Canvas. Jeffrey Brown: New York City's East Village, in the 1970s and '80s, it was known for drugs, crime, homelessness and a vibrant experimental music and art scene. The heartbeat of it all, Tompkins Square Park. Michael Holman: It was like a real central ...

  • For these homeless individuals, comfort comes with a collar

    For these homeless individuals, comfort comes with a collar

    Apr 16, 2019 10:20 PM EST

    ... their pets. Shantae Smith is one of the count's coordinators. Shantae Smith: We heard about the increasing number of pets on the streets experiencing homelessness with their humans. So we started asking the question. Samie Gebers: They wanted to find out about the number of pets on the streets ...

  • Why the Florida Keys still need support, a year and a half after Hurricane Irma

    Why the Florida Keys still need support, a year and a half after Hurricane Irma

    Apr 11, 2019 10:30 PM EST

    ... t stay if they don't have a place to live. Alicia Menendez: But the need here is greater than the land trust can meet. Homelessness is a real problem here. Stephanie Kaple, who works with people experiencing homelessness in Key West, says Hurricane Irma only exacerbated the problem. Stephanie ...

  • California governor derails plan for LA-SF high-speed train

    California governor derails plan for LA-SF high-speed train

    Feb 12, 2019 11:37 PM EST

    ... troops at the border. Newsom's speech also detailed his ambitious policy goals for the state. He announced the creation of the new Commission on Homelessness & Supportive Housing to address what he said is a moral issue that has become a public health crisis. His administration recently sued the Orange ...

  • Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

    Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

    Jan 17, 2019 10:15 PM EST

    ... including the many dedicated people who provide the vital services on which we all rely." While $25 million will be used for grants to address homelessness, including money to provide legal help to those facing eviction, Microsoft isn't simply giving away the rest of the money. Instead, it will ...

  • For low-level offenders, this Boston court provides a second chance

    For low-level offenders, this Boston court provides a second chance

    Jan 16, 2019 11:10 PM EST

    ... record. Matthew: It's kind of a roadblock to securing employment. Tina Martin: Like all the defendants in this courtroom, Matthew was homeless or facing homelessness. Defendants have to show they have tried to get their lives back together, everything from drug rehab to job training. Kathleen Coffey: You don ...

  • Through music, Vijay Gupta brings healing community to LA's Skid Row

    Through music, Vijay Gupta brings healing community to LA's Skid Row

    Jan 04, 2019 11:25 PM EST

    ... group called LAPD, in this case, the Los Angeles Poverty Department. The 46-year-old Vossough is a longtime musician who fell into addiction and homelessness and has lived in Skid Row shelters and housing for four years. He's now back in school and back to taking lessons and ...

  • How upcoming state laws could make it to Washington next

    How upcoming state laws could make it to Washington next

    Jan 01, 2019 11:40 PM EST

    ... huge crisis in a number of coastal states, big urban cores, places like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York. Amna Nawaz: Yes. Reid Wilson:  Homelessness is on the rise. And so states are now typically getting into the housing market. California is trying to address its -- sort of where ...

  • In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies U.S.’s humane reputation

    In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies U.S.’s humane reputation

    Oct 28, 2018 10:29 PM EST

    ... increase directed at funding the creation of homes for the chronically homeless. And while tents still line the streets of Skid Row, this year chronic homelessness has dropped 18 percent in LA County.WILLY VAN SEALS: When it rains, you must have something on this floor. SIMON OSTROVSKY: But for ...

  • Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, dies at 65

    Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, dies at 65

    Oct 15, 2018 10:35 PM EST

    ... the operating system. The decision thrust Microsoft onto the throne of technology and the two Seattle-natives became billionaires. Both later dedicated themselves to philanthropy.Over the course several decades, Allen gave more than $2 billion to a wide range of interests, including ocean health, homelessness and advancing scientific research.