AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Dec 05 2023
News
Gov. Cox proposes budget tackling housing, homelessness and more
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled his proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year on Tuesday, Dec. 5, which he said invests in making Utah an “exceptional place to live.” The budget tackles many areas of concern for Utah, including housing, education, water and homelessness. Cox said part of what makes Utah great is its ability to plan, build, and work together to create a
ABC4 Utah
Dec 06 2023
News
‘Next step’ initiative underway as Anchorage leaders look to housing as the solution for homelessness
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A community conversation took place Wednesday night at the Anchorage Public Library as leaders from Anchorage and Houston, Texas, shared insight on systems and solutions that have effectively worked in other communities’ homelessness response. The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness hosted the conversation and said there are 2,478 permanent housing units needed
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYES
Dec 04 2023
News
‘Next Step’ initiative plans transition of 150 homeless out of shelters and into more permanent housing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Leadership from Houston, Texas, was in Anchorage Monday night for the revealing of the Next Step initiative. Anchorage Assembly members, Mayor Dave Bronson, and much of his staff were at the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness headquarters talking about the plan, which is a $1.5 million initiative to transition 150 people out of cold weather shelters into more
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYES
Dec 02 2023
News
5 shot in Vegas homeless encampment, as homeless serial killer on loose in LA
One person was shot dead and four others were injured after a gunman opened fire inside a homeless encampment in Las Vegas on Friday, with the shooting coming just hours after police in Los Angeles said they are searching for a serial killer who has allegedly killed three homeless people. The Las Vegas shooting occurred at around 5:35 p.m. near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and
Fox News (Online News)
Nov 07 2023
News
New rules for homeless Vermonters seeking housing during winter months
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - There are new rules for homeless Vermonters seeking shelter in hotels this winter. During the winter months, Vermont expands hotel subsidies on the coldest nights to keep a roof over people’s heads. Depending on the weather, from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 and from March 15 to April 15, people can apply for nightly vouchers. And between mid-December and mid-March-- regardless
WCAX 3
Nov 26 2023
News
Police: Teenage Son of Homeless Advocate Kills Homeless Man for Raping Girlfriend
The teenage son of a Pennsylvania homeless advocate has been charged with the murder of a homeless man who he claims sexually assaulted his girlfriend, police say. Investigators said Thomas James Niarhos Jr.,15, shot Jeremiah Waylon Hawkins, 39, in the face at point-blank range on Wednesday afternoon in Pottstown, the Montgomery Daily Voice reported. After the alleged shooting, the boy
Breitbart News
Dec 02 2023
News
Suspect arrested in L.A. homeless killings
A suspect was arrested early Saturday in connection with a series of shootings that left three homeless men dead across Los Angeles in the past week, authorities said. Suspect Gerald Joseph Powell, 33, is also believed responsible for a separate killing in a follow home robbery in San Dimas, Police Chief Michel Moore said at at an afternoon news conference where he was joined by Mayor Karen
Los Angeles Times
Nov 29 2023
Analysis
The big bet on “tiny homes” to fix homelessness
Before she moved into the first shelter village of “tiny houses” in San Francisco, Sharon Sandelin — a 66-year-old who goes by “Mama T” — had been sleeping on the streets.
Now she lives in a 64-square-foot unit with heat, electricity, a twin bed, desk, and chair. There is a combination lock on the outside. The gated community where some 70 other people now live is clean and cheerful-
Vox
Nov 26 2023
News
Son of homelessness support advocate murdered homeless man he claimed raped a teen: Cops
The son of an advocate for the support of unhoused people in Pennsylvania is accused of shooting a homeless man in the face, killing him. The defendant, Thomas James Niarhos, 15, allegedly claimed that the man he shot had raped a teenage girl. “He’s a rapist. Don’t feel sorry for him,” he allegedly said as officers in Pottstown, located around 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia, arrested him,
Law & Crime
Dec 05 2023
News
Cox proposes $29.5B state budget with focus on homelessness, education
WEST HAVEN, Weber County — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday unveiled a proposed budget of $29.5 billion, topping last year's record ask of $28.4 billion. The budget announcement comes one day after the governor announced he would ask lawmakers for nearly $200 million to address housing and homelessness in the state, along with plans to fill Utah's shortage of mental health professionals. Cox's
KSL