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Once Homeless, A New College Graduate Looks to The Future

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“When we last spoke with Jaime Waldron earlier in April, she was a homeless college student worried about completing her online studies before graduation. Now, Waldron has officially graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in criminal justice. She recently spoke with NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green about her hopes for the future amidst…

PBS NewsHour

School Closures Leave Homeless Students Even More Vulnerable

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“There are more than 1.5 million homeless public school students in the United States. But with many of those young people relying on school for safety, stability, and food, the mass closures of school buildings all over the country due to the coronavirus have left them even more vulnerable than before. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green…

PBS NewsHour

Can California Figure Out A Way to House Its Growing Homeless Population?

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Roughly a quarter of all homeless Americans live in California, where the rate of homelessness has increased 16 percent in the past year. Facing pressure from his constituents and President Trump, Gov. Gavin Newsom has made the issue his top priority and proposed an array of potential policy solutions. John Yang sits down with Anita…

Democracy Now!

In Oakland, Empty Houses Outnumber Unhoused People 4 To 1

3 years ago Democracy Now

“In Oakland, California, a group of mothers (@moms4housing) is waging a battle against real estate corporations and demanding permanent solutions to the Bay Area #housingcrisis. They describe themselves as “a collective of homeless and marginally housed mothers coming together to reclaim vacant, investor-owned properties.” The struggle began in November when a handful of working mothers…

Democracy Now!

Housing Prices Are on The Rise in California — And So Is Homelessness

3 years ago Democracy Now

“Homelessness in San Francisco has spiked at least 30% since 2017. In Oakland, it’s grown by nearly 50%. As more people have been forced onto the streets, encampments have popped up from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and in other city centers. Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness, says that rent…

PBS NewsHour

California’s Criminalization of Growing Homeless Encampments

3 years ago Democracy Now

“In a Democracy Now! special report, we look at the rise in homelessness in many major cities across the United States. California has become the poster-child for this economic and humanitarian disaster, with growing encampments in Los Angeles and the Bay Area as more people are forced onto the streets. The state is home to…

Palacio Podcast

Misi Tagaloa Has a Vision for Leadership in the First District

3 years ago Feature, The Palacio Podcast

Misi Tagaloa is a candidate for the open First District Long Beach City Council Seat. The 25-year resident of the district is CEO of the nonprofit Canopy Communities “which creates, maintains and rehabilitates affordable housing in the city.” Tagaloa is also the Senior Pastor at Second Samoan Congregational Church at 7th and Cedar. The CEO…

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Shelbyrae Black Wants to Improve the Everyday Lives of Her Neighbors

3 years ago Feature, The Palacio Podcast
Shelbyrae Black

Shelbyrae Black is a candidate for the vacant Long Beach City Council District 1 seat scheduled to be filled on November 5th. Ask Ms. Black why she is running in a crowded field and she’ll answer it’s because she wants to improve the everyday lives of her Long Beach neighbors. According to Black, it would…

Democracy Now!

Advocates Slam Trump’s Attack on SF & Homeless People

3 years ago Democracy Now

“President Trump is continuing an all-out attack on San Francisco’s homeless population and political leaders. On Wednesday, the Trump administration filed an environmental notice of violation against San Francisco, falsely claiming that the city’s homelessness crisis has caused water pollution. City officials have repeatedly rejected Trump’s unfounded claims that homelessness is connected to water quality….

PBS NewsHour

In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies US’ humane reputation

4 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Sanitary and living conditions for an estimated 2,000 homeless people along Los Angeles’ Skid Row are so severe that the United Nations recently compared them to Syrian refugee camps. How does extreme poverty persist in one of the country’s most expensive real estate markets? NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. This is part of…

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