Advocates File Suit Against Greensboro's New Panhandling Law
Advocates for the homeless are taking the City of Greensboro to court over a recently-pa
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San Francisco Squalor: City Streets Strewn With Trash, Needles And Human Feces
The city's streets are so filthy that at least one infectious disease expert has compared San Francisco to some of the dirtiest slums in the world.
San Francisco Elects City's First African-American Female Mayor
London Breed is a native San Franciscan who grew up in public housing. Her opponent, a former state senator, would have been the city's first openly gay mayor.
Queens, N.Y., Residents Fight 3rd Homeless Shelter In Their Neighborhood
The new shelter in Blissville, Queens, will be one of 90 that Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to open in New York over the next year in an effort to reform the city's homeless shelter system.
California Housing Crisis: Working But On The Brink Of Homelessness
In expensive West Coast cities like Los Angeles, there's a growing number of working people living on the margins — one crisis away from living on the streets due to soaring rents and housing prices.
LA County To Pay Homeowners To Create Housing For The Homeless
More than 500 property owners applied to receive generous loans to build new units or legalize existing dwellings for the the homeless.
A Homeless Man's Truck Is His Home, Judge Rules In Seattle
That means the city can't impound it, and the judge ordered that towing fees be refunded. A count last year found that more than 2,000 people who were homeless in Seattle were living in vehicles.
Shelters Reach Capacity In Cold Weather As Homeless Population Rises
The population of people who are homeless increased for the first time since 2010, according the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and many shelters are having to turn people away.
How A Typical Teen Did Something Not So Typical To Help Street Kids
James Okina of Calabar, Nigeria, was on his way to a soccer match when a chance encounter with a homeless kid changed both of their lives.
Wildfires Exacerbate Chronic Homelessness In Northern California
Residents who lost homes in the wildfires two months ago are adding to the chronic homelessness problem in the city of Santa Rosa, where more than 3,000 people were already living on the streets.