Homeless Crisis - Page 66

March 14, 2023

Half of all 'unsheltered' homeless people are located in one state: report

California's homeless population has grown over the past three years, though data for the 2023 snapshot, which would show the 2022 population, will remain unavailable for months.

March 14, 2023

Portland drug counselor says activists are putting up tents to encourage homelessness

Portland drug counselor Kevin Dahlgren says the activists are not helping homelessness because one tent 'attracts 50 tents.'

March 13, 2023

Portland homelessness crisis spirals out of control: 'This is their vision of utopia'

"The Five" co-hosts discuss the homeless crisis in Portland and a drug counselor warning that the city is incentivizing homelessness by allowing activists to set up empty tents on the street.

March 13, 2023

St. Louis removes riverfront homeless encampment

St. Louis has removed a riverfront homeless encampment after a year of debating what to do with it. Over 25 people have accepted help and will be moving into shelters or tiny homes.

March 12, 2023

Activists plant empty tents to encourage homelessness in Portland, drug counselor says

As Oregon struggles with one of the highest rates of homelessness in the nation, a longtime drug counselor says Portland is using a Band-Aid approach on the crisis.

March 11, 2023

New York real estate broker busted for homeless shelter bribery scheme

Real estate company owner Sheina Levin pled guilty to paying kickbacks to Victor Rivera of the Bronx Parent Housing Network in order to profit from homeless programs.

March 11, 2023

Portland’s ‘Band-Aid’ approach to the homeless crisis

As Oregon struggles with one of the highest rates of homelessness in the nation, a longtime drug counselor says Portland is using a Band-Aid approach on the crisis.

March 11, 2023

Portland small business success ‘dropped off’ due to rising crime: Darrel Hanson

Portland, OR small business owner Darrel Hanson says the city’s leadership is ‘shameful’ as crime rises in the city and says it ‘can be changed, but they’re not.’

March 10, 2023

Washington parent says homeless camp next to school is 'child endangerment'

Eli Hoshor and James Sabbatini, who both have children at John Stanford Intl. School across the street from a homeless camp, discuss safety concerns as the community makes efforts to clean up the area and lower crime.

March 7, 2023

San Francisco farmer's market vendors forced to sell food 'next to drug dealers' as homeless encampments take over streets

San Francisco resident Jenny Chan on the San Francisco homeless taking over city sidewalks where vendors used to set up every week for a farmer's market.