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New HUD Proposal Threatens Housing for Mixed Status Families

Li Lovett -
Advocates say the proposed rules threaten to tear families apart while increasing the risk of homelessness among other adverse consequences.
Health

Empathy, Not Stigma Has Helped Lower Addiction, Overdose Deaths in LA

Nicole Chang -
Even as overdose rates in Los Angeles have declined thanks to investments in prevention and treatment, they remain persistent in low-income communities of color.
Housing

Houston Built a Blueprint To Reduce Homelessness. Staying Housed Is the Ongoing Challenge.

N.C. Greene -
Houston has made national headlines for reducing homelessness — but keeping people housed is the next test.
Environment

The Healers of MacArthur Park

Manuel Ortiz -
LA's MacArthur Park has come to embody many of the city's ills, from crime to homelessness and drugs. Still, not everyone is ready to give up on it.
Housing

Houston Found a Blueprint to End Homelessness. Will Washington Destroy It?

N.C. Greene -
Houston has built an effective model that keeps people like Navy veteran Aaron Cooper off the streets. Federal cuts are now threatening that vital work.
Rights

Homeless Sweeps, ICE Raids and the Erosion of Due Process

Christopher Alam -
In police sweeps of homeless encampments and the militarized crackdown on immigrants, the rights of already-marginalized groups are being stripped bare.
Housing

Fremont City Council Passes Measure Criminalizing Homelessness

Sunita Sohrabji -
On a 6-1 vote, the Fremont City Council Feb. 11 declared homelessness a misdemeanor crime, punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a $1000 fine.
Health

Medi-Cal Expansion Breathes New Life Into LA’s Street Medicine Providers

Peter Schurmann -
Recent changes to how Medi-Cal pays for both clinical and non-clinical services have been a game changer for street medicine providers in Los Angeles.
Housing

‘Either Stay Awake or Be Arrested’: SCOTUS Ruling Leaves Homeless With Impossible Choice

Natalie Hanson -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities enforcing anti-camping laws are not committing cruel and unusual punishment during evictions of unhoused people.
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