DENVER, CO — Residents in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood are raising money to clean up a homeless encampment outside Morey Middle School. The neighbors created the non-profit organization Morey Residents Coalition Corp, which aims to hire a lawyer to put pressure on the city to end the encampment. The homeless encampment has been up for …
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Homelessness becoming a big problem in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, TX — Austin Police Chief Brian Manley on Thursday outlined how officers would respond to complaints related to the city’s homeless population in the wake of the city council’s more relaxed rules on their activity. The council in July moved to decriminalize homelessness, easing rules related to sitting on city sidewalks and setting up …
A suspect in a stolen car chase was stabbed after the car plowed into a homeless encampment
LOS ANGELES, CA — A stolen car chase ended in chaos early Tuesday morning when the driver slammed into a homeless encampment in Harbor City where he or one of his passengers was stabbed trying to flee the scene, according to police. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies had been chasing the vehicle that was reported stolen …
'Homeless Court' in Detroit offers relive for the less fortunate
For average motorists, a traffic ticket means a lighter wallet and maybe an hour or two in court. But for the very poor, the same ticket can be a financial disaster that leads to additional fines and a suspended license when they can’t pay up. A newly restarted program in Detroit’s 36th District Court aims …
House Bill 1628: Supporters Call for Real Estate Tax Hike to Fund Low-Income Housing in Washington State
Supporters of House Bill 1628 in Washington State are calling for action by lawmakers to hike taxes on real estate sales and fund low-income housing. Despite being able to raise billions of dollars in the coming years, the Washington Realtors are opposed to the bill, claiming it would add costs to the transactions they are …
Bakersfield Welcomes the Benton Park Cottages as the City's Latest Affordable Housing Asset
Kern County is facing a growing need for affordable housing solutions, and the newly-constructed Benton Park Cottages are ready to provide a home for 24 families. The apartments are unique in their affordability, with each unit designed to accommodate a family of five with rents ranging from $300 to $800. The Housing Authority of the …
Safe sleeping villages are San Francisco's most recent attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Residents of the Haight-Ashbury alleged the new city-sanctioned homeless encampment in their neighborhood will “disrupt the status quo,” according to a lawsuit filed May 26 by a group called the Concerned Citizens of the Haight. Safe sleeping villages are San Francisco’s most recent attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among …
Trump Proposes a HUD Budget for the Fiscal Year in 2020
Trump Proposes a HUD Budget for the Fiscal Year in 2020 Washington –The $41.24 billion spending plan continues to expand support for those experiencing homelessness, the elderly, and persons living with disabilities. The President’s 2020 Budget represents a one percent increase compared to last year’s request. Read here the HUD’s proposed FY 2019 Budget Plan. …
$400 million in funding for housing for San Francisco middle to low-income workers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation during their meeting on Tuesday that would create nearly $400 million in funding for housing for the city’s middle to low-income workers. The Housing for SF Workers legislation, initially introduced by Supervisor Matt Haney, seeks to raise a 20-year-old impact fee that developers …
Man eats meth before boarding flight at Sea-Tac, plane is forced to make emergency landing in Portland
PORTLAND, OR – Douglas Braden Smyser, the Bonney Lake man who caused a Compass Air flight to make an unscheduled landing in Portland last week, reportedly ate methamphetamine just before takeoff from Sea-Tac, according to federal court documents. Smyser, 21, was released from Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon, on Feb. 15, two days after …