Stories Tagged as
Homelessness
Should Big Tech pay more to help the homeless in San Francisco?
by
Molly Wood
Nov 1, 2018
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff thinks so.
Voters in a California city weigh taxing vacant properties to help ease homelessness
Oct 11, 2018
If the Oakland measure is approved, it would be the state's first such tax.
When your home is towed away
by
David Gorn
Sep 28, 2018
For thousands of homeless people living in their cars across California, car impoundment can be the tipping point into joblessness and a life on the streets.
Some cities see eviction prevention as a way to reduce homelessness
by
David Gorn
Sep 26, 2018
In many cities, only a fraction of people facing eviction can actually get legal help.
A shelter in the Bronx is shaking up the homeless shelter model by becoming its own landlord
Aug 1, 2018
The economics of housing the homeless is a tricky equation, especially in New York City, which has a right-to-shelter mandate, meaning the city has to provide a temporary bed to anyone who needs it. Because of demand, the city often houses people in apartments and hotels where accommodations can be spotty and social services nonexistent. […]
Employed, but still homeless
by
Sean McHenry
Jun 17, 2018
One formerly-homeless barista describes working while living out of her car.
Amazon head tax reversed
by
Jed Kim
Jun 13, 2018
Last month the Seattle city council voted unanimously for a head tax – a set fee that bigger companies would have to pay for each of their employees. The tax was meant to raise funds to address homelessness and help create more affordable housing in a city where both have become problems. Then yesterday that same […]
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Exploring the link between housing and health
by
Amy Scott
Jun 13, 2018
Kaiser joins other healthcare organizations investing in affordable housing.
Los Angeles struggles to house homeless amid Section 8 shortage
Mar 27, 2018
The U.S. homeless population ticked up last year for the first time since 2010, led by a 26 percent percent surge in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles grapples with rising homeless population
Jun 12, 2017
The annual count rose 23 percent. Expectations are growing for two major funding efforts recently approved by L.A. voters.