Ninety percent of home burglaries in Venice Beach reported this summer were committed by homeless people, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Of the 11 home burglaries reported in the last four months, 10 of them were carried out by homeless people, Police Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission on Aug. 23….
LAPD: Homeless Responsible for Most Home Robberies in Venice Beach This Summer
August 25, 2022
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How California Normalized Homelessness and Created a Crisis | Vern Pierson
My guest is Vern Pierson, district attorney for El Dorado County. He also served several years with California’s Department of Justice as deputy attorney general. Why does California release the mentally ill to the streets instead of providing care for them? Have we created a cycle of homelessness? * Click the “Save” button below the…
Nearly Half of Canadians Say Downtown Cores Have Declined in Past Year: Poll
Nearly half of Canadians say the state of the downtown core closest to where they live has declined in the past year, a recent poll shows. Released by Canadian market research firm Leger on Aug. 11, the poll reported that 45 percent of Canadians indicate that the downtown core nearest to them is declining. In…
Vancouver Continues Tent Encampment Removal in Downtown Eastside After Disruption
The City of Vancouver continues to work with residents living in tent encampments along East Hastings Street in what’s expected to be a weeks-long process to remove their tents and structures. The process came after the city’s fire chief Karen Fry last month signalled the need to accelerate structure removal on East Hastings Street to…
Los Angeles Measure to Require Hotels to House Homeless Set for March Ballot
August 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A measure that would require hotels in Los Angeles to place homeless people in vacant rooms and the city to consider its affordable housing needs before approving new hotel developments will appear on the March 2024 ballot. If the measure is approved by voters, the city’s Housing Department would pay hotels a fair market…
Woman Set on Fire in ‘Shocking Attack’ in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Police Say
Vancouver police are investigating the incident of a 50-year-old woman reportedly having been set on fire while sitting on a sidewalk in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood on July 25. The woman was sitting near Dunlevy and Powell streets at around 1:30 a.m. when a stranger approached her, poured a flammable substance on her head, and…
San Clemente Allows Homeless Charity to Stay at City Property for Another Year
July 24, 2022
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San Clemente City Council July 19 narrowly approved extending a homeless nonprofit’s lease on a city-owned property after the group said eviction would be catastrophic. After meeting for nearly six hours, the council voted 3–2 to allow Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) to remain at 1030 Calle Negocio through spring 2024. The faith-based charity provides aid…
‘No Leadership’: Camp Neighbours Decry Vancouver’s Worsening Homeless Situation
VANCOUVER—Residents living near a homeless camp in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are speaking out as they question how much longer the camp will occupy the area. Meanwhile, advocates for the homeless point to the encampment as an example of political inaction in response to a problem that has needed attention for years, as some pundits question…
Solution to Ending Homelessness Requires ‘Traditional American Model’: Mary Theroux
Beyond Homelessness: Finding Hope, is a documentary about the national homelessness crisis and its possible solutions. Hosted by Mary Theroux, chairman and CEO of a California-based libertarian think tank, the film describes the growing homelessness problem in San Francisco and compares it with cities that have found large-scale solutions. Theroux says the way to end…
Red State Justice Reforms Offer a Sane Alternative to Defund the Police Madness
July 18, 2022
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Commentary After decades of falling crime rates, violence is spiking again in America’s streets. According to FBI data, violent crime increased by nearly 30 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, and while national data for 2021 is not yet complete, data from major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. show further increases…
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