Last week, a viral video showed the owner of a San Francisco art gallery using a water hose to spray a homeless woman camped outside the doorway of his business. The gallery owner, Collier Gwin, semi-apologized later, telling a television interviewer, “I totally understand what an awful thing that is...
How Long Before Fresno Ends Homelessness? What’s Dyer’s Plan?
The latest report from HUD shows California leading the nation in homelessness and more than 80% of unsheltered individuals in the state's big cities, Fresno among them. The high cost of housing and mental health and drug addiction are among the reasons that people live on the streets. Through Project...
Unfiltered – Fresno’s Homeless Initiative
In this episode of Unfiltered, Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi and Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau discuss Project Off-Ramp and other programs that are being undertaken as part of Fresno's initiative to house the homeless. Special Guests: Cary Catalano - Commisioner, Fresno Housing Authority Katie Wilbur - Executive Director,...
Tulare County Approves ‘Salt and Light Village’ Modular Home Development for Homeless
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 this week on a conditional use permit and affordable housing regulatory agreement that will bring 52 modular homes to Goshen for affordable permanent housing. Residents should be able to start moving in as soon as November 2022. It's modeled after a program that started...
City Unveils Newly Renovated Motel to House the Homeless
More residents will start moving into the renovated Welcome Inn — once part of Fresno's notorious "Motel Drive"— starting today. "We are here because we took advantage of the pandemic crisis that brought some resources to tackle this equally tragic crisis, the crisis that our most poor and our homeless have...
New City, State Partnership Tackles Homeless Problem Along Fresno Freeways
Homeless campers along Highway 41 near Sierra Avenue were offered a warm meal, a place for their animals and possessions, and a roof over their head Thursday, the result of a city-state partnership to get the homeless into a safer place. A man named "Rocky" was on the receiving end...
‘It’s Just a Helpless Feeling’: Homeowners Along Fresno Highways Need Help With Homeless
[aggregation-styles] KGPE-Television FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) – A Fresno family is living a nightmare as homeless individuals routinely break into their property. City Mayor Jerry Dyer recently ramped up efforts to move homeless people off of our highways. The family says it can’t happen fast enough. Meanwhile, homeowners along Highway 180...
Project Off-Ramp Finds Housing for 42 Homeless People Camped Along Freeway
The city of Fresno's Project Off-Ramp got off to a solid start on Monday when 42 homeless people agreed to leave their tents alongside a freeway embankment and be relocated to safer quarters. Outreach workers were on hand Monday to introduce the people to the services available to help them....
Proposed Corporate Tax Hike in California Would Aid Homeless
SAN FRANCISCO — A California coalition is proposing legislation to boost taxes on wealthy multinational corporations to raise more than $2 billion a year to house tens of thousands of homeless people, addressing what has become a worsening problem in the country's most populous state. Supporters say Assembly Bill 71...
Some California Counties Winding Down Hotels for Homeless
SAN FRANCISCO — Some California counties are pushing ahead with plans to wind down a program that's moved homeless people into hotel rooms amid the coronavirus pandemic despite an emergency cash infusion from the state aimed at preventing people from returning to the streets in colder weather as the virus...