Homeless Samaritan says he’s still struggling with addiction
A homeless man whose selfless act of using his last $20 to fill up the gas tank of a stranded motorist got him worldwide attention...
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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Unlikely foes block homeless camp in Southern California
Opposition from Chinese Americans and many immigrants helped persuade the Orange County Board of Supervisors to overturn a shelter proposal, leaving the county without a...
Flu, crowded shelters create perfect storm for nation’s homeless
For the healthy, the flu represents a serious health concern. But for the homeless — who deal with higher rates of chronic illness, fewer resources...
A homeless camp in our backyard? Please, Seattle Pacific University says VIEW
Over the 15 years that the Seattle area has allowed some camps, the arrangement has often affected the permanent residents they wound up living beside....
LA considers building housing for homeless on city parking lots
LOS ANGELES — An idea for dealing with the huge homeless problem in Los Angeles would involve building multistory apartment buildings on numerous city-owned parcels....
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