• 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Trump's tweets

    5 important stories that have nothing to do with Trump's tweets

    Jul 05, 2017 08:45 PM EST

    ... A new survey reveals 1 in 5 Los Angeles community college students are homeless A new report released last week spotlighted the high rates of homelessness and "food insecurity" among the 230,000 students enrolled in Los Angeles' community colleges, the Los Angeles Times reported. The survey found that about ...

  • Is the 'creative class' saving our cities, or making them impossible to live in?

    Is the 'creative class' saving our cities, or making them impossible to live in?

    Jun 01, 2017 07:59 PM EST

    ... households. So I think it’s very, very hard, and especially in areas where education matters, it’s harder. READ MORE: The housing shortage and homelessness in San Francisco. Is there a solution? PAUL SOLMAN: It reminds me of the theme of inevitability. What’s happening is not only clustering ...

  • Column: The patients we do not see

    Column: The patients we do not see

    May 08, 2017 08:45 PM EST

    ... programs, healthy eating initiatives, job fairs and food preparation courses. Public libraries are particular safe havens for those experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders and homelessness – as well as youth and recent immigrants. We should consider how the these locations are therefore already a part of our health ecosystem. Doctors ...

  • Ben Carson confirmed as housing secretary

    Ben Carson confirmed as housing secretary

    Mar 02, 2017 04:02 PM EST

    ... Urban Affairs Committee in January, Democrats said Carson would not have been their choice, but they welcomed his promises to address lead hazards in housing, homelessness and other issues. He was approved unanimously in the committee. Carson, 65, will lead an agency with some 8,300 employees and a budget ...

  • Some people see the politics. This photographer captures the pageantry.

    Some people see the politics. This photographer captures the pageantry.

    Feb 22, 2017 08:06 PM EST

    ... more personal. Maybe following someone like my mother. In 1980, my dad voted for Reagan, my mom voted for Carter. Within a few months, the homelessness crisis started. And so my mom went to a church, talked to everybody there and opened a shelter. That shelter is still going today ...

  • Why children's author Jerry Spinelli won't shy away from tough topics

    Why children's author Jerry Spinelli won't shy away from tough topics

    Feb 21, 2017 11:13 PM EST

    Though Newberry Award-winning author Jerry Spinelli has always written for kids, he's never shied away from tough topics. In his writing, Spinelli -- best known for his 1990 novel, “Maniac Magee,” which explores racism and homelessness, and his 1996 novel “Wringer,” about a boy learning to stand up to ...

  • A way to save money when half of all health costs is spent on a fraction of patients

    A way to save money when half of all health costs is spent on a fraction of patients

    Jan 18, 2017 12:07 AM EST

    ... optimistic than he once was. His office now overflows with pillows and kitchenware for clients they're trying to place in housing, and he thinks homelessness and entrenched financial interests in health care are the biggest barriers. DR. JEFFREY BRENNER: I think this is going to take a lot longer ...

  • Homeless veterans take refuge at Arizona encampment

    Homeless veterans take refuge at Arizona encampment

    Jan 14, 2017 07:16 PM EST

    ... mission is to go out and find as many homeless veterans that we can possibly locate and bring them in. Try to transition them from homelessness to housing, get them medical care, things that they've been doing without for so many years. I’ll have to get the make ...

  • Carson's qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats

    Carson's qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats

    Jan 12, 2017 02:22 PM EST

    ... homes for all,'" Warren said. Among the dozens of questions in the letter: What does Carson think about the condition of public housing? Should ending homelessness among veterans be a priority? How would he ensure equal access to HUD programs to same-sex couples and others. Several former HUD secretaries ...

  • The choir where homeless singers find hope and acceptance

    The choir where homeless singers find hope and acceptance

    Dec 27, 2016 03:47 PM EST

    ... homeless. The woman behind the Voices of Our City Choir is Steph Johnson, a jazz singer and recording artist who wanted to raise awareness of homelessness. “I thought, well, what a wonderful way to have a really wonderful, beautiful choir singing and sounding excellent and to be like, ‘Yes, and ...