Category: Homelessness | Page 28

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
May 3, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, Americans With No Address, Billy Baldwin, Bruce Chapman, homelessness, Robert Marbut}

Documentary Hopes to Inspire Nation to Address Homelessness Crisis

_{Bruce Chapman
May 3, 2024

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Last night, a VIP Exclusive screening of the documentary "Americans With No Address" was held in Bellevue, Washington. The documentary stars Billy Baldwin, and features Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Robert Marbut who also served as Executive Producer. Read More ›

Manhattan Midtown Skyline with illuminated skyscrapers at sunset. NYC, USA

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
May 3, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, alcoholism, Charles Brace, gambling, government welfare, homelessness, housing, Manhattan, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, new york, New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, New York City, New York Temperance Society, Oliver Dyer, pauperism, poverty, private charity, rent, Robert M. Hartley, Society for Prevention of Pauperism, substance abuse}

Helping the Manhattan Poor: A History

_{Marvin Olasky
May 3, 2024

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Much of what we hear in national media concerning homelessness originates in the salons of Manhattan, and if we want to understand why our policy savants sometimes go far off course, we should understand the history of New York City’s successes and failures. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 29, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, 911, addiction treatment, Burien, crime, DESC, drug overdose, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, King County, King County Department of Health, lake city, low barrier housing, mental health, Navigation Center, Northstar, Seattle, Street Report}

Disturbing 911 Audio from Low Barrier Seattle Facility

_{Jonathan Choe
April 29, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report

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Chilling 911 dispatch call over the weekend in response to some sort of gruesome incident at DESC's Northstar building in Seattle. The operator describes a trail of blood coming from a room and leading to the elevator. It's unclear what happened but the operator goes on to say the female resident has a history of the son abusing her. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categories
Community Impact
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Burien, DESC, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, Fix Homelessness, homeless drug crisis, homelessness, Iris & Peony, jonathan choe, King County, low barrier housing, Robyn Desimone, Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall, small business, Street Report}

Burien Small Business Closes Due to Homelessness Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
April 26, 2024

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Downtown Burien business Iris & Peony is exiting the city because of the unending homeless drug crisis playing out on the streets everyday. Owner Robyn Desimone says she can no longer make a living being a daily victim of vandalism and other crimes. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Governance
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Burien, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, drug crisis, homelessness, jonathan choe, Kevin Schilling, King County, Patty Cole-Tindall, Street Report}

Burien Mayor Calls Out King County Leaders for Homelessness and Drug Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
April 26, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Governance, Homelessness, Street Report

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In a public show of force, Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling blasted King County Executive Dow Constantine and Sheriff Patty Cole-Tindall, accusing them of allowing the homeless drug crisis to get worse on his streets. Schilling also claims Cole-Tindall is refusing to return calls or meet in person. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 23, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Mental Illness
Street Report
Tagged
, Darren Stallcup, drug addiction, drug overdose deaths, Erica Sandberg, fentanyl, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, JJ Smith, jonathan choe, mental illness, Ricci Wynne, San Francisco, Stanley Roberts, Street Report, tenderloin, Tom Wolf}

Drug Addiction and Homelessness in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

_{Jonathan Choe
April 23, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report

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Is it too late to save San Francisco from the "Doom Loop?" I spent several days in the Tenderloin and other neighborhoods decimated by homelessness, drug overdose deaths, and mental illness. This human tragedy is being further exacerbated by failed public polices like "housing first" and "harm reduction." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 22, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homelessness, jonathan choe, Robert Marbut, Street Report, Supreme Court}

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Homelessness Case: Full Analysis

_{Jonathan Choe
April 22, 2024

Homelessness, Street Report

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The US Supreme Court confronted the nation's homelessness crisis on Monday, weighing whether a ban on sleeping in public is constitutional. The case centers on the small town of Grants Pass, Oregon, but has broad implications for cities of all sizes. Its decision is expected in early summer. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 20, 2024

Categories
Crime, Law, and Order
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Burien, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, drug overdose, fentanyl, homeless encampment, homelessness, jonathan choe, King County, Street Report}

Memorial Erected to Remind Burien Homeless of Fentanyl Overdose Death

_{Jonathan Choe
April 20, 2024

Crime, Law, and Order, Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report

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Giant cross now up in front of a drug encampment in downtown Burien. Hector Ramos owns this portion of the lot and wants to remind these men and women about the fentanyl overdose death that happened here last month. Maybe some of these people will find faith to take another step out of this mess. Read More ›

Colonial Village: The Heartbeat of Early America.

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
April 19, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, 17th century, 18th century, Alexis de Tocqueville, Benjamin Colman, Bostson, Chelmsford, colonial New England, Connecticut, Fairfield, homelessness, Lexington and Concord, Marvin Olasky, Massachusetts, New England, Pilgrim, poor houses, William Bradford}

Homelessness in Colonial New England

_{Marvin Olasky
April 19, 2024

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Since starting this weekly column in June 2022 I’ve covered lots of topics, including homelessness in late medieval England — but I’ve shorted American history. Since today, April 19, is the anniversary of the battles in Lexington and Concord that started the Revolutionary War in 1775, it’s a good day on which to take a rapid ride through the New England countryside and summarize common responses to homelessness in the 17th and 18th centuries. Read More ›

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Date
April 18, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
News
Tagged
, 9th Circuit, addiction, Fix Homelessness, Grants Pass, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homelessness, Housing First, Housing Plus, mental illness, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, oral arguments, Oregon, Robert Marbut, SCOTUS, Steven J. Buri, Supreme Court}

SCOTUS Will Hear Arguments in Controversial Homelessness Case that Will Impact Cities Nationwide

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
April 18, 2024

Homelessness, News

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As homelessness hits all-time highs across the country, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments next Monday about whether the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property are constitutional. The case will determine how cities nationwide are allowed to respond to the crisis of homelessness. Read More ›