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Category: Homelessness

A woman looks out of a window on a rainy day.
Posted inHomelessness

‘The system is designed for people to give up’ 

Avatar photo by Melissa Evans May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

With mental illness rising on the streets, is it time to loosen rules for involuntary conservatorships? 

Posted inPortraits

James Burnett

Avatar photo by Staff Reports December 31, 2022April 25, 2023
Posted inHomelessness

A mother’s quest to save her homeless son from mental illness is met with a system in crisis

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jeremiah Dobruck and Melissa Evans December 31, 2022June 21, 2024
Posted inHomelessness

Motels that house homeless are riddled with crime, infested with vermin

Avatar photo by Melissa Evans November 28, 2022April 25, 2023
Posted inPortraits

Scott Humphrey

Avatar photo by Thomas Cordova November 28, 2022April 25, 2023
Posted inPortraits

John Dew

Avatar photo by Thomas Cordova November 28, 2022April 25, 2023
Posted inHomelessness

‘We all carry pepper spray’: Downtown residents say they’re overwhelmed with rising crime and homelessness 

Avatar photo by Kelly Puente October 19, 2022April 25, 2023
Posted inHomelessness

Housing vouchers were seen as a golden ticket; recipients say they’re ‘no more useful than toilet paper’ 

Avatar photo by Melissa Evans October 19, 2022April 25, 2023
Posted inPortraits

Valerie Oca

Avatar photo by Thomas Cordova October 10, 2022April 25, 2023
Posted inPortraits

Roshni Mercadel

Avatar photo by Thomas Cordova October 10, 2022April 25, 2023

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