What Happens to Homeless Patients When They Are Discharged From the Hospital?
There are growing calls in San Diego to provide housing or resources for housing after patients are done receiving urgent medical care.
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More Homeless People Are Dying of Hypothermia in Los Angeles Than in New York. Is Climate Change a Factor?
In Los Angeles, a city known for its sunshine and mild temperatures, more homeless people died of hypothermia last year than in New York City and San Francisco combined.
An Increasing Number of Unsheltered People Must Weather the Polar Vortex
Due to an ongoing housing crisis, more and more people have nowhere to hide from this week's extreme cold.
How Houston Has Virtually Ended Homelessness Among Veterans
Can the city's model work for chronic homelessness, in Houston and beyond?
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Core Issues: An Essential Reading List
In his inaugural address, Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to tackle homelessness, criminal justice reform, and inequality.
Here Are All the Measures Addressing California’s Housing Crisis
Though these ballot initiatives address the state's homelessness problem, many homeless people won't be able to vote on them.
Tech Titans Battle Over San Francisco’s Proposed Tax to Benefit the Homeless
Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, has pitted himself against Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter and Square, by spending millions of dollars to fund campaigns promoting the passage of a homelessness benefits initiative in the city.
Virtual Reality Can Increase Empathy for the Homeless
New research finds it's an effective way to step into the shoes of someone less fortunate.
‘What Was Originally a Temporary Plan Got Kind of Comfortable’: One Man’s Experience Being Homeless in California
Pacific Standard writer Jack Denton speaks with a childhood friend about the daily realities of living without a home.
The Lede, Issue #35: A Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing, Blood Orange, Homelessness in L.A., and More
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