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 count...

Video Shows Hanging Death of Homeless Black Man Was Suicide

VICTORVILLE — Video has confirmed that a Black man found hanging from a tree at a Southern California homeless encampment killed himself after breaking up with his girlfriend, it was reported Friday. Surveillance video from a nearby vacant building that was...
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Merced County Moves 98 Homeless People Into Hotel Rooms

Ninety-eight homeless residents in Merced County are now sheltering in hotel rooms in an effort to protect the vulnerable and slow COVID-19's spread, county officials have announced. The effort is part of the statewide initiative known as "Project Room Key....