Homelessness, HIV Testing, and the Reach of Public Health Efforts for People Who Inject Drugs, San Francisco, CaliforniaPeople who inject drugsHousingInjection drug useHIV testingHarm reductionSurveillanceBackground There is a dearth of literature that explicitly examines associations between housing and ...
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And though he has already spent a remarkable $20 billion to reduce homelessness — while the number of people on the street continues to grow — Newsom asked voters on March 5 to approve a $6.4 billion bond program that would feed California’s voracious homelessness–industrial complex but ...
Proposition 47 changed the punishment for crimes like shoplifting, grand theft, receiving stolen property and similar property crimes to being a misdemeanor rather than a felony if the value of the property is less than $950. It also reduced punishments for the personal use of most drugs to ...
"I think it cuts to the core of the cycle of serious addiction and retail theft and unsheltered homelessness," Mahan said. CBS News California met Ho and Mahan at a homeless encampment along the Guadalupe River in downtown San Jose, across from a Target shopping center. They described th...
is an Artist, Activist, and Public Speaker fighting for human rights. Reverend Harry Williams is a Minister, Author, and Advocate fighting against human trafficking, drugs, and homelessness. He is a champion for those who have no voice. He is a precious pillar of the Oakland, California ...
The homelessness, crime and drugs on the street in San Francisco have tarnished its reputation. This has resulted in turning off the tourist and convention markets which were vital for the success of this region. Anchor Brewing Company which had been in business for 127 years closed as...
Meanwhile, the Family Business Association of California has calledProposition 47 "catastrophic"for the state, saying homelessness has gone up by 51% and smash-and-grab crimes have cost businesses nearly $9 billion a year. It says Proposition 36 will fix a loophole in Proposition 47 t...
one-third of the homeless suffer from mental illness and one-half abuse drugs or alcohol. Three-quarters of the homeless have been institutionalized (Burt & Cohen, 1989; Shlay & Rossi, 1992). In addition, point-in-time counts of the homeless (or point-prevalence estimates) suggest that the...
Housing & Homelessness Voices Granderson: Pushing more Americans into homelessness is no way to revitalize downtowns Failure of Skid Row landlord ‘canary in the coal mine’ for other homeless housing in Los Angeles, report says Housing Tracker: Southern California home prices largely flat in Apr...