Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters : NPR
3 days ago · A Supreme Court ruling eliminated the requirement of sheltering homeless people in some states. Advocates worry the ruling also motivates cities hostile to shelters to get rid of them altogether.
Cities across the U.S. banned homeless camping in 2024 : NPR
Dec 26, 2024 · Some larger cities responded by beefing up their supply of shelter beds and investing significant money to build affordable housing. Sponsor Message But the homeless population in California and ...
LA homeless crisis: Audit shows 1 in 4 shelter beds go unused
Dec 12, 2024 · A recent audit by the Los Angeles Controller showed that nearly a quarter of homeless shelter beds in LA County went unused from 2019-2023, costing the city more than a quarter of a billion...
Tacoma could lose 379 homeless-shelter beds in ... - Tacoma News …
Dec 23, 2024 · The City of Tacoma is preparing to lose more than 350 homeless shelter beds in 2025 due to a funding deficit. City officials say the only hope to keep some of the beds is to receive money from...
Homeless shelters don’t have enough beds in many communities
Apr 29, 2024 · Data shows homelessness is growing faster than shelter resources. From 2022 to 2023, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States rose 12%, while the nation’s supply of emergency shelter beds increased 7%.
Tacoma could lose 379 homeless shelter beds without state …
Dec 24, 2024 · The nearly 400 beds set to disappear in 2025 represent a “significant” portion of the city’s roughly 900 shelter beds, Tacoma's deputy city manager said.
Millions wasted on unused shelter beds in L.A., audit show
Dec 11, 2024 · One-quarter of all city of Los Angeles -funded homeless shelter beds went unused between the 2019 and 2023 fiscal years, according to a new audit from City Controller Kenneth Mejia. The cost of...
L.A. audit finds very few homeless transition from temporary to
Dec 11, 2024 · L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia released the Pathways to Permanent Housing Homelessness Audit on Tuesday, which analyzed city-funded interim housing programs that were operational between 2019...
Nearly a quarter of city-funded shelter beds for unhoused ... - LAist
Dec 11, 2024 · An average of one in four city-funded shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness went unused, costing Los Angeles taxpayers about $218 million over five years, according to a new audit...
San Francisco sidewalks are largely clear of homeless people’s …
Sep 22, 2024 · San Francisco is aggressively clearing its streets of homeless encampments after the Supreme Court empowered cities to enforce anti-camping laws. The city has increased shelter beds and supportive housing, but still has a shortage. (AP Video/Terry Chea)