The City of Santa Monica, California approved a multimillion-dollar apartment unit for the homeless days after an audit found the state could not account for $24B spent on homelessness. The post California city OK’s $1M per unit homeless housing project after audit found state wasted billions on crisis first appeared on WFIN Local News.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka leaders say crews are continuing their efforts to combat the homeless issue in the Capital City. At the mayor's monthly press conference, Topeka City leaders discussed the ongoing work to clean up homeless camps near the Kansas River. In February, city crews cleaned up 177 tons of trash and debris from []
Plastic pollution continues to be a global problem and one of the main challenges of addressing it is identifying where the plastic products come from and who produced them. Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks ended on Tuesday in Canada, as reported by AP. Delegates More
Stacker examined academic studies and government data and talked to experts about what causes veterans to become homeless after serving in the U.S. military.
Pet owners from California and several other states can face a struggle to secure rental housing that allows them to keep their animal companions."Many states, such as California, are increasingly becoming unaffordable to live in for most of the population. It's still tougher for people with pets; pet-inclusive, affordable housing is almost impossible to find," said Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society.Prospective renters with pets are subjected to additional deposits to already...
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Efforts are underway to reduce the West Nile threat in our region. Last year, mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile popped up all over northeastern Pennsylvania. One local county has started its prevention early with its trap and test method. Schuylkill County got a jump on their West Nile virus []
It comes in greenish powders, capsules and extracts, and is readily found in smoke shops and online. Some say they use it for an energy boost or as a mood lifter. Others seek relief from pain. It can act both as a stimulant and as a sedative. Doctors have warned that in some cases, it has led to seizures or vomiting, and the Drug Enforcement Administration categorizes it among its "drugs of concern." Yet "kratom is not regulated at all in California," said Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San...
Florida Rep. Bill Posey (R) has announced that he's had a change in plans about running as the 8th Congressional District incumbent in the upcoming elections seemingly out of nowhere, saying he
The Richmond Department of Public Works is hosting its third speed symposium to provide the community with an update on its efforts to reduce speeding across the city.
(The Center Square) – With the success of Texas' border security mission Operation Lone Star pushing human trafficking efforts by Mexican cartels further west, southern California is "the new epicenter" of illegal immigration, officials say. “San Diego is the new epicenter for migrants and illegal immigration,” San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond laments as record numbers of illegal border crossers continue to pour into California. Desmond made a similar claim...
Proposition One garnered a nail-bitingly close victory, but the slim margin signals the tide is turning against a failed housing policy.
As the nation's highest court heard arguments this week in a case expected to shape homelessness policies in the years to come, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath listened angrily. The case involved a small Oregon town seeking to rid its streets and parks of encampments, and leaders across California had joined in calling for the Supreme Court to take up the issue, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and L.A. City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto. But not Horvath....