In The News

1/12/2023

Nothing local, so here’s something from San Diego!

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Voice of San Diego

Yes, Homelessness Is a Housing Problem

1/9/2023

The Spokesman-Review

Mayor, City Council to consider priorities for 2023 


RangeMedia (Ed. Note: I have taken selected items on homelessness/housing issues from the excellent report by RangeMedia on civic activities)

Ziplines and security cameras and sex ed, oh my

1/1/2023

The Seattle Times

Housing one of biggest predictors of getting kicked out of Washington schools


The San Francisco Chronicle

Not long ago, she was living in her car. Now, Sheng Thao is about to be mayor of Oakland

12/31/2022

The Wall St. Journal

Mental Illness Shouldn’t Be Kept Out of Sight

9/15/2022

KREM

Jewels Helping Hands hiring people to move homeless out of encampment near I-90

KXLY

(Ed. Note: I struggled over including this piece from KXLY because of its overly dramatic headline and almost breathless tone of violence.  But in the interest of providing all the news on homelessness and housing in Spokane, I decided to put it in and let you, the readers, decide for yourselves)

'Like Lord of the Flies on drugs': A look inside violent Camp Hope

9/9/2022

The Spokesman-Review


Shawn Vestal: OUR VIBRANT CITY BLENDS TERRIFIC, TERRIBLE REALITIES 


The Daily Beast (article mentioned by Shawn Vestal in his piece above)

Spokane Doesn’t Suck, Really

9/3/2022

The Spokesman-Review

Commerce stands firm on shelter funding 


HABITAT TESTS INNOVATIVE HOUSE PROJECT 


KXLY

DOC, WSDOT address city's plan for homelessness, mayor responds

Housing and Help (YouTube channel)


Camp Hope | Episode 2


The second episode of this series, Gavin Cooley and Julie Garcia do an excellent job of laying out the issues.

7/2/2022

The Center Square

'Seattle Social Housing Developer' may be on the ballot in November

CT Insider CONNECTICUT


Super 8 shelter at center of Danbury’s homelessness debate could become affordable housing

Deseret News


Opinion: Where are the leaders who will help Salt Lake City’s homeless?

6/30/2022

The Spokesman-Review

Amid housing crisis, Spokane hires new director 

The Washington Post


OPINION: Smart policy on homelessness requires empathy, not contempt

6/25/2022


KREM

Spokane City Council set to review Trent homeless shelter's lease agreement on Monday

The Center Square

Spokane coalition urges 'bold action' on homeless crisis

The San Diego Union Tribune

Vista pursues safe parking lot, supportive housing instead of homeless shelter

6/21/2022

The Spokesman-Review


Homeless shelter needs proper baselines to ensure success 


The Seattle Times


After failed attempts, Seattle tries again to give homeless people a place to park their RVs

The Los Angeles Times


‘Not safe anymore’: Portland confronts the limits of its support for homeless services

6/20/2022

The Sacramento Bee


4 hospitals united to tackle one of Sacramento’s toughest problems. Here’s what they did

Newsweek


Prince William says Diana inspired his 40th birthday pledge to help the homeless

6/18/2022

The Spokesman-Review

Habitat for Humanity gives three families keys to brand-new homes 


The Center Square

Ethics complaint against Spokane council president moves forward


The San Diego Union-Tribune


Question persists: Are homeless people flocking to San Diego?

6/15/2022

The Center Square


Washington affordable housing provider launches private rental assistance program

The San Diego Union-Tribune


Democrats seek visible progress on homelessness as public patience wears thin

The Los Angeles Times


California bill would give $1,000 a month in short-term guaranteed income to homeless high school seniors 

6/10/2022

KXLY

‘Never been this low’: Local food banks plagued by empty shelves

The Center Square

Washington Supreme Court elevates race as a factor in judging police seizures

The San Diego Union-Tribune


Work begins on ‘a place of healing’ for homeless in Midway


The Seattle Times


Edmonds passes law criminalizing camping in public spaces — but lacks local homeless shelter options

wbur News (Boston, MA)


Hotel-based homeless shelters changed lives in pandemic. Some want them to be a model moving forward

6/7/2022

The Spokesman-Review


Proposed East Side shelter faces questions on providers, funding 


KREM


City of Spokane looks for wrap around service provider at new shelter

KXLY


'It's getting worse': Spokane business owners demand action for the city's homeless crisis


The Independent (United Kingdom)


Nearly one in three adults (in UK survey) concerned about ending up homeless in next five years, says Amnesty International

The San Diego Union-Tribune


San Diego mayor to homeless people: leave encampments or face consequences

The Sacramento Bee


Sacramento spent $617K preparing to open a homeless shelter. Here’s why the plan fell apart

Newsweek


D.C. mayor's new homelessness policy is both inhumane and political | Opinion

4/27/2022

After reading the two articles below from the Spokesman, can’t we just pretend that all those folks out at Camp Hope II are just college students that can’t find a room?  It’s all about “framing” the argument.  Nice college students vs. “homeless” people.  Makes a difference in your mind, doesn’t it?  Instead of, as the Mayor puts it, trying to make homelessness less comfortable (living in a tent with no private bath, no showers, surrounded by 300 people is too “comfortable”?), we would be doing everything we could to try to make those students more comfortable.  Quotes from Mayor Woodward in the article:


… Woodward said, “I think we need to get to the point where we’re working to make homelessness less comfortable and get people connected to services.”


“I think we need to be able to offer the kinds of resources that people need to move them out of homelessness rather than make them comfortable in their homelessness,” she said.


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Spokesman-Review

Mayor still supports 250-bed shelter 

HOUSING SHORTAGE AND SOARING RENTS SQUEEZE U.S. COLLEGE STUDENTS 

College renters in crisis 


KREM

Mayor Woodward to announce safety initiatives, more resources for homeless community in State of the City Address

KHQ


'A chance': Spokane couple housing people formerly experiencing homelessness speaks out

4/2/2022

The biggest news today is that JewelsHelpingHands has released their proposal.  You can download the document from either of these two links:


Dropbox Link to the JewelsHelpingHands Proposal 


Dropbox Transfer Link for the JewelsHelpingHands Proposal


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Spokesman-Review

State, local agencies seek to fill COVID funding gap 

When children struggle with mental health, it’s everyone’s problem 


KREM

'Ignoring it is not working': Spokane Public Schools parent speaks out after son's assault goes unreported

KHQ

"Giving Your Way": Celebrating National Volunteer Month with 9th annual Spokane Gives initiative

3/30/2022

Housing Affordability: 

Understanding this Important Issue

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Lecture and Q&A session from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Gonzaga University, Jepson Center, Wolff Auditorium

Can't join in person. Join us via Zoom at https://gonzaga.zoom.us/j/7457904073

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Spokesman-Review


Spokane listed by DEA as crisis spot for fentanyl after deaths tripled in ’21 


COUNTY WILL PAY $1M TO FAMILY OF  MENTALLY ILL MAN KILLED BY DEPUTY 


TurboTax ads about ‘free’ filing misleading, FTC says 


Spokane Valley looks to curb street parking 


SEATTLE INITIATIVE AIMS TO CUT HOMELESSNESS, CREATE HOUSING 


GO ANYWHERE FROM HERE SPARK CENTRAL (ed. note: this is for kids and parents)

3/28/2022

Politico

Ed. Note - slow news day today, so I got this excellent (but long) article, which is from 2/15/2022, from Chuck Tingstad’s post to Jewels Helping Hands Facebook group.

What Covid Taught This Mid-Sized City About Ending Homelessness

Spokesman-Review

Mobile home fire displaces Valley residents on Sunday