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Newport Beach Asks Residents to Not Give to Homeless

Newport Beach officials are asking residents and visitors to refrain from giving money or goods to the homeless and to donate to the city’s own services instead. City Manager Grace Leung wrote in a May 7 column in the Newport Beach Independent newspaper that good-intentioned donations such as cash, food, or camping equipment may “inadvertently…


Former Drug Dealer Tells How San Francisco Failed the Homeless | Ricci Wynne

“When I came back to San Francisco, I started seeing things through a different lens, I started seeing it for what it really was. And it was really jarring to me.” Siyamak Khorrami sits down with Ricci Wynne, a San Francisco resident and videographer. He was once a drug addict and was labeled a career…


Hotel California

Commentary It was a Friday afternoon, and I was driving through the city of El Cajon, Calif., where I’m the mayor. I was lost in my music playlist when I was jolted back to reality by a phone call. My phone screen told me it was the worst kind of call—one from my city attorney….


Newsom Pauses $1 Billion State Grant for Homelessness

LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Nov. 3 he is pausing the third round of grants to local jurisdictions from a $1 billion state program addressing homelessness, saying current housing plans across the state are “failing” to adequately address the crisis. Newsom plans to convene local leaders later this month to review the state’s “collective” approach…


California’s Population Shrunk in 2021, Officials and Citizens Disagree About the Cause

The population of California declined for the second straight year in 2021, with officials blaming lower birth rates, the pandemic, and other reasons for the drop, while outgoing citizens place the blame on violent crime numbers, property prices, and the state’s education system. There were 117,552 fewer residents in California as of Jan. 1, 2022,…


Why California Has to Change Its Way of Addressing Homelessness | Mary Theroux

My guest is Mary Theroux, senior vice president at the Independent Institute and advisory director at The Salvation Army. She discusses why California hasn’t solved the homelessness issue after spending billions of dollars and what her organization is doing to help relieve this crisis.   Follow Epoch TV on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv…


Recall Organizer ‘Not Surprised’ by Bonin’s Decision Not to Run for Re-Election

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced he will not be running for re-election in the upcoming race for Council District 11—less than two weeks after his near escape from a recall campaign that was short of about 1,400 validated signatures. Bonin, who was first elected to District 11’s council seat in 2013, was reelected…


LA Controller Lists 26 City-Owned Properties Suitable for Homeless Housing

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin released on Jan. 12 a list of 26 properties owned by the city that his team has identified as being suitable to house people experiencing homelessness. The locations were selected with criteria that included their size and current use. “Homelessness is an existential crisis for Los Angeles, and things…


Democratic Candidates for LA Mayor Address Homelessness, Public Safety in First Public Forum

LOS ANGELES—Four Democratic candidates in next year’s Los Angeles mayoral election appeared Dec. 12 in their first public forum and gave their thoughts on key issues in the city. Candidates in attendance included City Attorney Mike Feuer, Rep. Karen Bass, marketing executive Craig Greiwe, and Jessica Lall, CEO of the Central City Association. The forum…


Soledad Ursua: Drug Addiction, Crime, and Mental Illness—The Tragedy Unfolding on America’s Streets

“Experts keep saying … it’s a housing crisis. But we see it every day with our own eyes. When you see somebody who is passed out in their vomit or someone who is covered in feces and urine—and there are needles and there’s filth on the streets—that’s not poverty. That’s mental illness. And that’s drug…