Tag: Homeless shelters
Amazon’s homeless shelter faces Seattle crisis, criticism
SEATTLE (AP) - A homeless shelter built on Amazon’s perfectly manicured urban Seattle campus is a major civic contribution that pushes the company to...
Judge OK’s deal to house 7,000 Los Angeles-area homeless
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A U.S. judge has approved an agreement in which the city and county of Los Angeles will provide housing for...
Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) - On the eve of New Mexico's shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city...
California homeless quarantine in hotels, more rooms needed
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anxiety mounted every time someone at the homeless shelter sneezed or residents got too close. For Matthew Padilla, a 34-year-old...
Portland, Oregon, homeless tax tests voter mood in pandemic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Voters in metropolitan Portland, Oregon, will be asked Tuesday to approve taxes on personal income and business profits that would...
Portland, Oregon, homeless tax tests voter mood in pandemic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Voters in metropolitan Portland, Oregon, will be asked Tuesday to approve taxes on personal income and business profits that would...
Homeless in NYC: Scared of shelters during COVID-19 crisis
NEW YORK (AP) - Three hours before mealtime, a line begins to form on the sidewalk outside St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, facing Park Avenue...
Homeless in NYC: tougher than ever amid COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) - Three hours before mealtime, a line begins to form on the sidewalk outside St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, facing Park Avenue...
NYC subway halting overnight service for virus cleaning
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's subway system will shut down each day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to increase cleaning of...
Las Vegas marking parking places for homeless encampment
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Homeless people in Las Vegas have been directed to sleep in rectangles painted on the pavement in a makeshift parking...