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Rural road with dramatic clouds in southern Minnesota at sundown
Rural Minnesota road with dramatic clouds at sundown
Marvin Olasky
October 27, 2023
Homelessness

The Middle of the Country

Marvin Olasky
October 27, 2023
Homelessness
In the U.S., half of all the homeless persons who sleep outside do so in California, and it seems that at least half the coverage of homelessness in national publications concerns California. Read More ›
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Center on Wealth & Poverty
September 21, 2023
Homelessness

Report: Homelessness Data Reveal Reasons for Collapse of King County Outreach Program

Center on Wealth & Poverty
September 21, 2023
Homelessness
A study from the Fix Homelessness Initiative of Discovery Institute reveals the expensive failure of the government to run a now-defunct downtown outreach program in Seattle funded by the region’s leading foundations and corporations. It also reveals a lack of transparency from non-profits receiving millions in contracts from King County to address homelessness. Read More ›
Homeless Soul Sleeping on the Streets
Christopher Rufo
March 24, 2020
Economics

Coronavirus Exposes How West Coast Progressives Failed the Homeless

Christopher Rufo
March 24, 2020
Economics
The coronavirus has changed almost every facet of American life. It has disrupted work routines, sent children home from school, and stress-tested the global supply chain. Medical researchers have warned for weeks that the new coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is particularly dangerous to seniors and those with underlying health conditions. But in West Coast cities such as Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, public authorities are quickly discovering another potential tinderbox for infection: homeless encampments. Read More ›