Homeless Crisis - Page 51

July 12, 2023

Phoenix asks judge for more time to clear downtown homeless encampment

City officials in Phoenix, Arizona, are asking a judge for more time to clear out “The Zone," a massive homeless encampment in downtown.

July 12, 2023

Activists' plan to disrupt All-Star Game full of hot air

Protesters were scarce near Seattle's T-Mobile Park, despite plans to retaliate against the city's removal of a homeless camp ahead of the MLB All-Star Game.

July 11, 2023

Seattle worker: Homeless sweep all to ‘make it look good’ for MLB All-Star Game

Protesters were scarce near Seattle's T-Mobile Park, despite plans to retaliate against the city's removal of a homeless camp ahead of the MLB All-Star Game.

July 11, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams deems it 'anti-American' not to allow migrants to legally work

New York City Eric Adams further pushed his migrant "decompression strategy" and argued it was "anti-American" not to allow asylum seekers to legally work.

July 10, 2023

Phoenix goes to court to prove it cleared homeless encampment on deadline

The city of Phoenix is going to court to prove it has met a deadline to clear a large homeless encampment, an action that has drawn pushback from civil rights advocates.

July 10, 2023

NYC hotline to advise police on Adams' plan to involuntarily hospitalize homeless has gotten zero calls

A hotline set up to advise NYC police officers on Mayor Eric Adams' directive to hospitalize severely mentally ill homeless people has gotten no calls.

July 8, 2023

Homeless encampments remain in Portland, despite tent ban: 'It's bulls---'

A new ban on daytime homeless camping technically took effect Friday in Portland, but the city doesn't plan to enforce it yet. Here's what homeless folks had to say.

July 8, 2023

‘THEY’RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE ME MOVE’: Portland daytime camping ban takes effect

A new ban on daytime homeless camping took effect Friday in Portland, but the city doesn't plan to enforce it yet. Here's what homeless folks had to say:

July 7, 2023

Seattle officials say RV ‘remediation’ not prompted by MLB All-Star Game despite planned protest

Seattle officials say the RV "remediation" in the SODO neighborhood of the city was part of previously scheduled plan. Activists are planning an "RV Park-In" for July 11.

July 7, 2023

Seattle scrambling to clean up homeless camps ahead of MLB All-Star Game

'Undivided' podcast host Brandi Kruse argues the city's efforts can be sustained after the event ends if officials find the political will to do so.