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People of color face mass homelessness as eviction moratoriums end

July 22, 2020 By Center for Public Integrity

Black and brown Americans—the very people who are more likely to succumb to coronavirus or lose their jobs because of it—are disproportionately on the brink of also losing the four walls that public health officials have...

California cities, counties act to protect renters, homeowners, and unsheltered residents

March 27, 2020 By Marilyn Bechtel

Housing organizations express appreciation to Newsom for the intent of his actions to date but said they fall far short of adequately addressing the crisis.

Oaklanders march against homelessness and displacement

November 27, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

“Because the rent is too damned high!”

Capitalist charity can’t solve homelessness or any other social problem

May 10, 2019 By Julianne Tveten

As long as we give capitalists power to claim they’re the ones making things better, they’ll preserve the status quo in housing and every other facet of public policy.

Homeward LA sponsors 50 citywide events to alleviate homelessness

April 23, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go to The Midnight Mission, a nonprofit on Skid Row that provides shelter, food, education and more to L.A.’s homeless population.