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San Fransisco’s “Doom Loop Walking Tour” Takes Tourists Up-close and Personal to See Squalor, Urban Decay and Homelessness

VIDEO – DON’T BLAME THE HIPPIES – Aug. 14, 2023 - A tongue-in-cheek ad for the tour claims: “You’ve read the headlines. You’ve seen the Tweets, now get close and personal to the Doom and Squalor of downtown San Fra... Read More...

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Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Finds Mental Illness & Addiction

AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 12, 2023 - Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Wednesday announced the results of a recent homeless outreach effort and called for robust funding to address serious problems that p... Read More...

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OPINION: Florida’s Marchman Act Works By Joe Considine

SAVING LIVES – April, 24, 2023 – Passage of California’s CARE Court law to reform California’s Mental Health Services Act, efforts in the State of Washington, and possibly in New York City, promise help for the tragi... Read More...

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OPINION: Compulsory Arrest Could Help Homeless Addicts

ONLY TO GET INDOORS – April 15, 2023 - Los Angeles’ recently initiated “Mansion Tax,” for instance, specifically raises funds to combat homelessness. But those funds cannot be used for immediate soluti... Read More...

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California to Seek Beds for Mental Health, Drug Treatment

FREE FALLING – March 19, 2023 - California, home to nearly 40 million people, has nearly one-third of the nation’s homeless population, and their numbers are growing much faster than in other states, according ... Read More...

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Hipster City Lawless Hellscape Due to Rampant Drug Use

VIDEO – DUE TO DRUG LAWS? – March 28, 2023 - She’s seen Oregon’s largest city go from a kooky progressive place with great restaurants and reliable public transportation to a ‘post-apocalyptic’ hellscape where ... Read More...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Unveils Homelessness/Substance Abuse Ballot Initiative

CALIFORNIA DREAMING – March 19, 2023 - Newsom made the proposal during one of his final “state of the state” tour of cities across California at Alvarado Hospital, adjacent to San Diego State University, with s... Read More...

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‘I was a homeless drug addict but turned my life around after being given a chance’

COMPASSION MATTERS – Feb. 23, 2023 - The 29-year-old was in and out of prison, as he dabbled in crime to fund his addiction. He is now determined to help others who have been in a similar situation and feel like they... Read More...

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After Homelessness, Denver Man Urges People to “Spread the Warmth”

VIDEO – RICHNESS OF SPIRIT – Jan. 27, 2023 - Forced to live on the streets because of addiction and job loss, Michael Allen finally hit a point where he wanted to change! Click@CBSNews ... Read More...

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Joey Rubio Helps Hundreds Beat Homelessness and Addiction

VIDEO ONLY – JOEY IS ANGELIC – Jan. 10, 2023 - After spending 35 years in prison, Joey Rubio is offering a second chance to others. Click@CBS8 ... Read More...

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How One Man Overcame Addiction And Homelessness

SOMETIMES IT STARTS WITH A HANDSHAKE – Dec. 13, 2022 - Stan Webb’s decision to give up his life as a transient and to stop smoking crystal meth is the story of only one man’s recovery. But at a time when... Read More...

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How Frighteningly Strong Meth Has Supercharged Homelessness

HOME SPEED HOME – Dec. 6, 2022 - In your book The Least of Us and in an Atlantic piece last year, you wrote about the rise of very pure meth, which is produced in a different way than the variety t... Read More...

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Lululemon Founder Helped Promote Film Demonizing Vancouver’s Homeless

EXERCISE THIS! – Oct. 14, 2022 - The film repeatedly portrays Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside as beset by “skyrocketing crime and violent attacks” and repeatedly characterizes the city’s homeless populatio... Read More...

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Encampments & Halfway House Bulldozed, Displacing 100s

WHERE ARE WE TO, WHERE ARE WE EVER TO GO – Oct. 6, 2022 - Minneapolis, MN – On Oct. 6, 2022, the City of Minneapolis evicted three encampments of unhoused people, leaving over 100 people displaced withou... Read More...

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Former 20 Year Homeless Man Now In Doctoral Program

VIDEO – EDUCATION MATTERS – Sept. 25, 2022 - “I had a 15 year crack habit,” he said. “I got clean and, once I started that, it was full steam ahead.” Thanks to people who believed in him, Watkins got ... Read More...

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Meet Mckenzie: Pregnant, homeless and living in a tent

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD... – July 12, 2022 - A hole in a chain-link fence around the restaurant parking lot opened onto a ragged train of tents. They clung to a steep embankment above eight lanes of who... Read More...

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Drug Overdoses Continue to Rise Inside NYC Homeless Shelters

SAD to TRAGIC to DEADLY – June 30, 2022 - The rate of overdose has prompted immediate action from DHS and has spurred calls for more effective federal, state and local strategies to keep drug users safe amid a ... Read More...

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‘Wait on your miracle’: Boxer Overcomes Homelessness

NO TKO – June 17, 2022 - Now, he hosts a weekly podcast for people experiencing homelessness. His goal is to move out of the Salvation Army. “I always tell people to wait on your miracle because your ... Read More...

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Tennessee Opens Up Access to Narcan, FINALLY

OH GEE, THANKS A LOT – May 28, 2022 - The law goes into effect July 1, and cities, counties, recovery organizations, hospitals, schools, homeless service providers, jails, shelters, community groups and many ot... Read More...

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Deaf and Homeless Father Gains Sobriety and Restores Family

HE SEES WHAT COUNTS – May 31, 2022 - Porter-Henderson’s parents divorced when she was young, and her mom moved with her and her little sister from Chicago to Mississippi. But she was always a daddy’s girl, and... Read More...

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Some Opioid Addictions Begin in the Hospital

AND END UP ON THE STREET – MAY 27, 2022 - It was a nurse who first introduced Stretch to opioids The nurse instigated the shot. I think she understood I was pretty miserable and offered me one where n... Read More...

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Confessions of a Grunge God

AUDIO – SO MANY LOSSES – March 7, 2022 - Lanegan, who died Feb. 22 at the age of 57, talks about losing Kurt Cobain, Anthony Bourdain, and other close friends, and shares heartbreaking details from his struggle... Read More...

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700,000 US Teens Navigate School Without Family Support or Permanent Housing

EDUCATION IS NOW A LUXURY ITEM – Jan. 3, 2022 - Others, like Ruby, were booted out when they became pregnant. “Since coming to Covenant House six months ago, they’ve helped me with food, clothing, diapers for ... Read More...

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‘I give because I know what it’s like to have nothing’

REAL ANGELS OF CHRISTMAS – Dec. 28, 2021 - Lynne Corry arrived at Samaritan Daytop Village in 1997 with her newborn son and monkey on her back in the form of drug addiction. Located on 119 West 106th Street, the Yo... Read More...

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San Francisco Mayor Declares State of Emergency Over Overdose Crisis

WATCH – I STOPPED MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 17, 2021 - San Francisco Mayor London Breed doubled down on efforts to crack down on public drug use and other disturbances in the city’s Tenderloin, announci... Read More...

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Fentanyl & Meth Led to More Mental Illness, Homelessness & Death

LISTEN – HUMANITY ON THE SKIDS – Nov. 19, 2021 - Quinones tells Press Play that this book is about how the “underworld,” particularly the Mexican trafficking world, became the lead driver of pain pills and pus... Read More...

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How One Dentist is Addressing Homelessness and Addiction

WATCH – ONE TOOTH AT A TIME – Oct. 10, 2021 - Dr. David Frank, owner of Walden Dental in Austin, has worked with addiction recovery organization Recovery Unplugged as patients from the center began attending his cl... Read More...

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Man Beats Addiction and Homelessness to Start Crime Scene Cleaning Firm

IRONIC – Sept. 30, 2021 - “I spent nights looking for a warm place to sleep. If you went around the back of the shops on Sauchiehall Street, there was a fan blowing hot air you could sit and huddle there... Read More...

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Sweeping Mental Health Under the Rug

NO RELIEF IN SIGHT – August 11, 2021- According to the Associated Press, “in California, a quarter of the 161,000 people experiencing homelessness also have a severe mental illness.” They “pinball” betwe... Read More...

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