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Annual survey counts 15% fewer homeless people in Spokane County
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 10—Spokane County's homeless population decreased since early 2023, reversing a yearslong upward trend, according to an annual survey with a number of caveats. The 2024 point-in-time count ...
Crews contain 20-acre fire in hills south of Cathedral City
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoWilliams explained that officers will be investigating whether the fire resulted from arson. He said homeless people often camp in the area where the fire ...
Letters to the Editor: Cities need to stop dumping their homelessness problem onto L.A.
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTo the editor: We've long heard about other cities and states busing homeless people to Los Angeles. Most recently, video has emerged showing Burbank police ...
DOJ finds Phoenix Police Department discriminates against minorities and uses excessive force
NBC NEWS· 2 days agoThe Phoenix Police Department uses excessive force, violates constitutional rights, particularly...
The regulations and road designs that could have stopped Rebecca Grossman
Los Angeles Times· 9 hours agoRebecca Grossman — convicted last February of second-degree murder for crashing into and killing two...
Cottage Hill Place: New supportive housing for Yakima's chronically homeless
KIMA Yakima· 2 days agoYAKIMA, Wash.-- A new permanent supportive housing complex is under construction, to provide...
Multnomah County gave homeless people over 6,500 tents since last July, data shows. Is it working?
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 3 days agoSince last July, more than 6,500 tents and more than 2,400 tarps were handed out in Multnomah...
Homeless people in Oklahoma City want jobs. It’s easier said than done
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoScott, one of the regulars at Joe’s Addiction coffee shop, comes to me and asks if I can help him...
Justice Department says Phoenix police violated rights. Here are some cases that drew criticism
WKRN Nashville· 2 days agoPHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police use unjustified deadly force, discriminate against people of color and...
Editorial: Homeless people are dumped all the time — Burbank police just got caught
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis kind of action — or inaction — is despicable. But it's not unheard of. Anecdotes abound of neighboring cities dropping off homeless people in Los Angeles ...