Homelessness

Proposition 1 would be the first major update to the state’s mental health system in 20 years.
"We can’t talk about foreclosure because, like all other shameful family secrets, it makes people uncomfortable."
The agreement between the pastor of Dad's Place and the city of Bryan comes with conditions.
Travis McBride is charged with killing Clinton Dorsey in Florida, a state that has often seen high rates of violence against homeless individuals.
The city of Bryan says the church, Dad's Place, has created an unsafe environment that violates fire safety and zoning rules.
About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007.
Authorities say Jerrid Joseph Powell began attacking unhoused people in the city on Nov. 26.
A Los Angeles man who was already in custody in connection with another shooting investigation has been identified as the suspect in three recent killings of homeless men.
"Do not sleep alone tonight," Mayor Karen Bass told the city's homeless population.
“She said I’m messing with homeless people ... One should be happy if someone wants to make love to them,” said the New York City mayor, chuckling.