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LA pays big bucks to build tiny homes for homeless
In Los Angeles, a planned tiny home village for the homeless is costing the city big bucks. Each of...
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Council bill would house homeless in hotels
UPDATED April 21, 2020, 6:36 p.m.: The Department of Homeless Services may soon be required to move single shelter residents into hotels during the state of emergency. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and City...
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Judge hauls LA officials to Skid Row to see lackluster coronavirus response
A federal judge in Los Angeles took L.A. County attorneys for a field trip this week to show them...
“There’s no plan:” Homeless brace for coronavirus
With few political champions and many vulnerabilities to the coronavirus, New York City’s homeless now run a risk of...
Coronavirus hits New York’s homeless shelters
The coronavirus has hit New York City’s homeless shelter system. Thursday evening, six cases of Covid-19 emerged in six...
City will convert 14 apartment buildings into housing for homeless
UPDATE, Feb. 21, 2020, 4 p.m.: The city has taken the next step in converting over a dozen Manhattan...
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HUD Secretary Carson: Religious orgs should rescue homeless
Homelessness in Los Angeles is a crisis that has vexed government officials for years but Housing and Urban Development...
Landlords cheer CoJo’s plan for homeless, but warn of problems
Landlords are lauding City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s proposal to expand rental assistance as part of his new plan...
Heastie drills down on homelessness, affordable housing
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie surprised observers Thursday night when he highlighted homelessness in his opening remarks for the 2020...
Here’s why Jersey City is joining Newark in suing de Blasio
Jersey City has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit over New York City’s controversial homeless relocation program,...