Tag: homelessness
“Brutalized by Policy”—Advocates Condemn Newsom’s CA Encampments Crackdown
California has begun massive raids against encampments of unhoused people, under a July 25 ...
Reactions to the Supreme Court Ruling Against People Who Sleep Outside
On June 28, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it’s not illegal for ...
San Diego Funds 1,000-Bed “Mega Shelter,” Over Protests From All Sides
On June 11, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved a $5.82 billion annual ...
Milwaukee’s Housing First Program Stands Out, But Much More Is Needed
Unlike many cities in the United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has managed to keep its ...
NYC Decision to Defund Homelessness Hub Fits Wider Pattern
In New York City, a center for people experiencing homelessness may have to shut ...
Philly Activists Rally Against Kensington Crackdown, Attacks on Harm Reduction
Philadelphia advocates are speaking out against the city for targeting both people who use ...
San Francisco Votes on Prop F, to Drug-Test People on Public Benefits
San Francisco voters head to the polls on March 5 to weigh in on ...
California’s Prop 1 Would Expand Forced Treatment, Advocates Warn
On March 5, California voters will decide on Proposition 1. The ballot measure, backed ...
How Reducing Homelessness Would Reduce Drug-Related Deaths
New research has indicated the extent to which cutting rates of homelessness would save ...
Why Isn’t Tobacco Harm Reduction Prioritized for Unhoused People?
People experiencing homelessness are among a number of marginalized groups who remain acutely vulnerable ...
