Zach Southall was bound for the wrong direction. It was the 1980s, and he was growing up in an apartment in Southern California packed with family members who were criminals and drug addicts. Between stints in jail, they would crash there with him and his mother. “That rubs off on you when you’re young,” he told The Epoch Times. “You learn bad lessons, like ‘You ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’.’” …
Opinion: Faith and a Father’s Tough Love Set Troubled Youth on Path to Help Others
March 19, 2021
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Opinion: Faith and a Father’s Tough Love Set Troubled Youth on Path to Help Others
March 19, 2021
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Zach Southall was bound for the wrong direction. It was the 1980s, and he was growing up in an apartment in Southern California packed with family members who were criminals and drug addicts. Between stints in jail, they would crash there with him and his mother. “That rubs off on you when you’re young,” he told The Epoch Times. “You learn bad lessons, like ‘You ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’.’” …
Man in Custody in Fatal Stabbing of Man at Homeless Shelter in Anaheim
ANAHEIM—A man was in custody today for allegedly fatally stabbing another man at a homeless shelter in Anaheim, police said. Alvaro Sahagun, 57, of Anaheim was arrested in the death of Marcos Zavala, 36, also of Anaheim, said Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer. Sahagun was booked on suspicion of murder, and was being held on…
Homeless Man Walks Into Restaurant Asking for Job, Gets Second Chance From Kind Owner
When a homeless Alabama man walked into a restaurant asking for work, he found a sympathetic owner willing to take a chance on an honest soul. He likely didn’t expect his whole community to soon join in the effort to help him back on his feet. “I graduated high school on an advanced diploma,” Taylor…
Proposed California Housing Policies Target Single-Family Homes in Push for Social Equity, Officials Say
March 13, 2021
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Proposed state housing policies that seek to brand single-family home ownership in Southern California as exclusionary are making it more difficult to solve the region’s housing woes, some local officials say—but supporters are defending the policies as necessary to correct historical biases in the market. The officials, who are regional council members of the Southern…
Huntington Beach Police Remove Homeless Occupying Wetlands
March 12, 2021
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Huntington Beach police say they cleared out homeless encampments at environmentally-sensitive areas after finding them to be ridden with trash and drug paraphernalia. “[There was] pollution, fires, litter, and drug use in that area, such as discarded needles, which had a significant environmental impact in an ecologically sensitive area,” Huntington Beach Lt. Brian Smith told…
LA’s Tiny Home Village Offers Hope to the Homeless
March 1, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—In a fenced compound in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, sat a young woman wearing a black mask covered with gold-glitter butterflies. The compound, on Chandler Boulevard in North Hollywood, just opened in February on what used to be an overgrown, empty lot. Now, the lot is lined with 39 red, white,…
Sleeping Pods Installed in a German City to Protect Homeless People From Freezing Winter
The German city of Ulm is piloting individual windproof and waterproof sleeping pods to provide shelter for homeless people during the freezing winter months. The pods, dubbed “Ulmer Nests,” will prove life-saving for people in need. The Ulmer Nests were launched on Jan. 8 and were placed in parks and other places where homeless people…
Proposed Santa Ana Homeless Shelter Lease Would Cost Taxpayers $62,000 per Month
Santa Ana city council will voting March 2 on whether to approve a new lease contract for a new homeless navigation center that would cost almost $62,000 per month in rent. If approved, the agreement would provide the city with a 29,503 square foot, two-story building for 15 years. The 200-bed facility could open as early as April 31. Construction for the…
LA Controller Addresses Venice Council on City’s Homeless Problem
Supportive housing for the growing homeless population of Los Angeles is not being built fast enough to keep up with demand, despite ballot measures passed to address the problem, the city controller says. “Unfortunately what we’ve seen is, I think, a combination of neglect, a lack of focus, a lack of leadership, a lack of…
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