Homelessness

Homelessness

Thousands of people in King County are homeless, and the number appears to be on the rise. In November 2015, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine declared a state of emergency so that their governments would have more options for fighting homelessness. Here, we track the issue and what’s being done about it.

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July 31, 2018 at 6:20 am

Will Seattle penalize homeless shelters struggling to meet targets?

Seattle has said it would hold homeless shelters accountable for performance. But with financial penalties pending, officials now say they’re on the fence about enforcing...

July 30, 2018 at 11:12 am

Portland homeless shelter project already over budget

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A push to open a homeless shelter in downtown Portland, Oregon, has run into budget issues over the cost of cleaning...

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July 24, 2018 at 7:55 am

Video captures Florida officer helping homeless man shave

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a random act of kindness that's gone viral, a Florida police officer was captured on video helping a homeless man shave...

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July 2, 2018 at 5:01 pm

LA hospital to pay $550K in homeless patient dumping case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles hospital suspected of discharging hundreds of homeless patients and dumping them at bus and train stations instead of...

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June 13, 2018 at 3:25 am

Iowa shelter wants to build shipping-container apartments for chronically homeless

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines homeless shelter is planning to use repurposed shipping containers to construct permanent apartments for chronically homeless people. The...

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May 29, 2018 at 10:03 am

Daughters say Portland man was stabbed 17 times

PORTLAND — Daughters of a Portland stabbing victim say their father was attacked after telling a homeless man not to camp in the neighborhood. Shawna...

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FILE — In this May 10, 2018 file photo a homeless man sits at his street side tent along the Interstate 110 freeway along downtown Los Angeles’ skyline. Gov. Jerry Brown released his revised 2018-2019 state budget, that proposes giving $359 million to local governments to help the state’s growing homeless population, Friday, May 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, file) SC513 SC513

May 11, 2018 at 2:40 pm

California governor wants millions for homeless aid

Cities and counties would get $359 million in surplus state revenue to help California's growing homeless population under Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget. About a...