housing

Oklahoma Bill Proposes Reimbursing Homeowners for Nearby Homelessness

Oklahoma Senator Julie Daniels (R) has proposed legislation that would allow certain residents in large cities to submit claims for…

December 2, 2025

Twenty States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts to Housing-First Grants

A coalition of state attorneys general is suing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over drastic changes to…

November 26, 2025

Harm Reduction Outreach Needs to Get Comfortable With Booty-Bumping

A few years back I had an outreach-based job doing hepatitis C testing and treatment, with participants who were often…

November 18, 2025

SF Mayor Scraps Plan to Add 1,500 Shelter Beds, a Key Campaign Promise

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie (D) has reneged on a key campaign promise to deliver 1,500 new shelter beds, something…

July 9, 2025

Texas Lawmakers Target Unhoused People and Service Providers

Several bills advancing through the Texas legislature will, if enacted, escalate the state’s war on unhoused people. Among the measures…

May 6, 2025

Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment

British Columbia recently unveiled 26 publicly funded "substance-use treatment beds" in four communities across the province. Six of the beds…

February 3, 2025

LA Voters Weigh Quarter-Penny Tax Increase for Homelessness Crisis

Los Angeles County voters will soon decide whether to approve a sales tax increase that would help fund beds for…

October 9, 2024

“Gifted”: When HIV Was a Death Sentence, and Worth It to Get Housing

In the early 1990s, there was a joke people would make about HIV transmission. “AIDS: The gift that keeps on…

June 27, 2024

Grants Pass Homelessness Case, and the Line Between Shelter and Prison

In 2013, the City Council of Grants Pass, Oregon, was looking for a solution to homelessness that didn't involve providing…

June 26, 2024

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 budget and earmarked $6 million for…

June 12, 2024