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Spending on CA Homeless Increased Street Population, with Scant Treatment for Mentally Ill

June 4, 2021 2:32 amJune 3, 2021 5:01 pm

Earlier in the year, California lawmakers proposed a $20 billion plan to give California cities funds to combat the homeless epidemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed $12 billion in spending, which seems only to entice more homeless people to move to...

Politicians Prey on Your Compassion

June 1, 2021 9:57 amJune 1, 2021 10:12 am

All Americans, want to help the homeless, it’s in our DNA to help. We are the most giving nation in the world. Thousands if not millions of Americans volunteer their time at food banks, homeless shelters, and other worthy efforts....

We Must Hang Together, Or Surely We Shall Hang Separately

May 12, 2021 6:20 amMay 13, 2021 5:38 am

The special election to recall Gavin Newsom is coming up this Fall, and the two questions on the ballot might serve as a metaphor for the dilemma confronting Republicans in California. Question one is binary: Do you want to recall...

Sacramento Mayor, City Council Get Raises While Crime Spikes, Homeless Multiply, and City Still Locked Down

May 7, 2021 9:21 amMay 7, 2021 10:13 am

As many Sacramento residents are still locked down and unemployed, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the Sacramento City Council and City Manager are getting big raises, as crime spikes in the city, the drug-addicted homeless are only multiplying, and while still in...

Hypocrites in Los Angeles Move Homeless Away From Oscars Ceremony

April 26, 2021 4:18 pmApril 26, 2021 3:20 pm

Los Angeles’ beautiful people don’t want to rub shoulders with the city’s drug addicted homeless people. This might have been a big problem since the 93rd Academy Awards was held at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Union Station,...

LA City Council Proposal Would House Homeless By Beaches Across City

April 6, 2021 2:55 pm

A Los Angeles City Council motion that would temporarily house homeless people on beaches across Los Angeles was proposed on Monday by City Councilor Mike Bonin. According to the proposed action, temporary tiny home and camping sites would be established...

U.S. District Court Judge Carter Faces Historic Decision on Homeless

March 26, 2021 4:09 pmMarch 26, 2021 4:48 pm

By Soledad Ursua and Edward Ring In March 2020 a coalition of downtown businesses and homeowners filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Los Angeles, arguing that conditions on the streets of Los Angeles are inhumane, and tax...