Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion December 04, 2022
I am a social worker and a faith leader in Portland. In both of my roles I minister daily to people in the unhoused community in Portland. I am deeply saddened and disheartened by the continued destruction of the encampments that are set up for survival by unhoused citizens of our city. Currently all the homeless shelters are full. So, if someone becomes homeless, where are they to go for shelter, warmth and survival? We are in a moral and... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion December 07, 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs has failed miserably in its promise to house homeless veterans on the sprawling grounds of its West L.A. campus. Since the 2015 settlement of a lawsuit by homeless veterans arguing that the VA wasn’t carrying out the original purpose of the... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation December 04, 2022
People take shelter from the rain in a doorway at South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta on Wednesday. The church has furnished 25 spots for homeless people to sleep, and people line up for beds. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal On the night of Jan. 25, 2022, a collaborative... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Opinion October 28, 2022
To the editor: As an L.A. County social worker in the 1970s, I had a caseload at any given time of 60 clients recently released from state mental institutions into Los Angeles. The areas I served included skid row, downtown L.A., Westlake-MacArthur Park and Pico-Union. My... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 24, 2022
Our thoughts are with the millions of people suffering from the force and fury of recent hurricanes, especially those who have lost loved ones. Because the intensity of the storms is determined largely by the temperature of the ocean waters, a warmer climate causes the storms to... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Opinion October 06, 2022
To the editor: The owner of Boyle Heights' iconic Sears building says he wants to help the community with his plan to create housing for 2,500 people, with priority going to homeless residents. How is building a 2,500-bed facility (down from 10,000) going to help Boyle... + más
Proposal to house homeless in Boyle Heights Sears building is scaled back from 10,000 to 2,500 beds | Los Angeles Times
Boyle Heights residents protest plan to turn Sears tower into homeless center | ABC7
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 06, 2022
Every day we get another reminder of just how bad the housing crisis is in Maine, and how the only sustainable way out of it is to build more housing. This time, it was news that MaineHousing for emergency rental assistance until it hears whether the federal government will... + más
Flu season begins this month, but questions remain for what’s ahead | Portland Press Herald
Los Angeles Times USA Nation September 24, 2022
Homeless advocates on Friday called on city leaders to purchase the L.A. Grand Hotel, which has served as emergency shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic, to convert into permanent housing. The hotel, located on Figueroa and 3rd streets in downtown Los Angeles, is the largest of... + más
LA agencies failed to spend nearly $150 million in federal homeless grants, report says | ABC7
Los Angeles agencies returned $150 million in federal funds to house homeless people | Los Angeles Times
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