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Supreme Court Won't Hear Case On Ban Against Homeless Sleeping In Public Spaces

2:39pm December 16, 2019

The denial upholds a lower court ruling that put severe limits on cities' ability to enforce anti-camping ordinances on streets and in public rights of way. Advocates for the homeless lauded the move.

A person sleeps on a sidewalk near New York's Times Square this past week. A new report says more and more American cities are passing laws that make it illegal to sleep outside, on the street, in a park or in your own car.

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Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside?

12:34pm December 14, 2019

by Scott Simon

Laws that ban sleeping outside favor relocation over resolving the problems that force people onto the streets.

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Tents housing homeless line a street down the street from LAPD Central Community Police Station in downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2019. In this city, homeless encampments are sprouting up in underpasses, along streets and on sidewalks and inside parks.

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How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Across The West Coast

5:00pm December 13, 2019

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits camping bans in public parks and right of ways.

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Ashley Baker (left) and her mother, Sandy, recount being homeless at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas in October.

A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

4:20pm November 29, 2019

When Sandy Baker left her marriage, she and her daughter moved into a hotel. They were homeless for over 2 years, and that, they said, left them with what mattered: Those who loved them the most.

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Licensed practical nurse Stephanie Dotson measures Kent Beasley's blood pressure in downtown Atlanta in September. Dotson is a member of the Mercy Care team that works to bring medical care to Atlanta residents who are homeless.

Health & Safety

They Bring Medical Care To The Homeless And Build Relationships To Save Lives

8:03pm November 21, 2019

by Sam Whitehead

"Street medicine" programs, like one in Atlanta, seek out people living in back alleys and under highways. The public health outreach improves patients' health and is cost-effective, hospitals find.

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Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden (left), Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (right) debate different ways to expand health coverage in America.

Health & Safety

Why Even Universal Health Coverage Isn't Enough

9:54am November 15, 2019

by Suhas Gondi

As U.S. presidential candidates prep for their next debate, a doctor-to-be asks them, and us all, to remember that even universal access to health care won't fix other disparities that hurt health.

Under Las Vegas' new law, people found sleeping in public areas affected by the rules could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

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Las Vegas Bans Sleeping, Camping in Public Places

6:42pm November 07, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Homeless activists swarmed the Las Vegas City Council chambers chanting, "Housing, not handcuffs!" The mayor said the measure is necessary in order to address a homeless problem that is not abating.

President Trump waves before boarding Air Force One as he departs Albuquerque, N.M., en route to campaign events in California on Tuesday.

Trump Goes 'Behind Enemy Lines' To Raise Money In SF Bay Area

12:42pm September 17, 2019

by Scott Shafer

The president will be attending private fundraisers near Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills. It is his first visit to the San Francisco Bay Area since his election, when he lost California by 30 points.

Festival For The Homeless Creates Sense Of Belonging In Winston-Salem

4:00pm September 12, 2019

by David Ford

As things get underway at Gateway Commons Park in Winston-Salem, the Phase Band — playing on a makeshift trailer stage — warms up the crowd of 50 or so early arrivals.

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RVs line neighborhood streets in Los Angeles, where nearly 10,000 people live in vehicles.

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Amid Homelessness Crisis, Los Angeles Restricts Living In Vehicles

10:42am August 19, 2019

by Anna Scott

Nearly 10,000 people in Los Angeles live in vehicles. The City Council recently extended a ban on sleeping overnight in cars, vans or RVs in residential areas and near parks or schools.

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