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Bredefeld Says Fresno Is ‘Under Siege’ by Homeless People

October 16, 2019

Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld says the community is overwhelmed with chronically homeless people suffering from drug addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And he blames laws approved by California voters via propositions 47 and 57, for increas...

Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect as Homeless Concerns Raised

David Taub

October 15, 2019

Fresno acting police chief Andy Hall praised his officers for their restraint when arresting a suspect armed with a knife Monday in downtown Fresno. "I could be standing up here talking about an officer-invo...

Help Floods in for Homeless LA Subway Singer

AP News

October 2, 2019

LOS ANGELES — A homeless woman whose angelic singing in a Los Angeles subway was captured on video is being offered praise and help. About $70,000 has been raised on GoFundMe sites since a police officer cap...

Leaders of California Ministry Charged With Forced Labor

AP News

September 11, 2019

EL CENTRO — A dozen leaders of a California-based ministry were arrested Tuesday on charges that they used homeless people as forced labor, holding them in locked group homes and forcing them to panhandle up to nine hours a day, six days a week, U.S. prosecuto...

Photo of homeless man on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles

LA Audit: Homeless Agency Fails to Hit Housing Goals

AP News

August 29, 2019

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has failed to meet goals for placing people into permanent housing and for referring them to substance abuse and mental health treatment, according to a...

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Should Fresno Try Sacramento’s Tactic With ‘Nuisance’ Vagrants?

AP News

August 19, 2019

SACRAMENTO — The city of Sacramento has filed an unusual lawsuit to ban seven men considered to be a "public nuisance" from a popular business corridor. The lawsuit alleges the men are "drug users, trespasse...

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San Francisco Curbs Waste With Public Toilets, ‘Poop Patrol’

AP News

August 2, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — The sidewalks surrounding Ahmed Al Barak's corner market in one of San Francisco's roughest neighborhoods are filled with cardboard, used syringes and homeless people who have nowhere safe to go at night. The condition of San Francisco's str...

photo of freeway trash along highway 41 in Fresno

Overwhelmed and Understaffed, Fresno and Caltrans Discuss Highway Clutter

David Taub

August 1, 2019

Caltrans representatives told members of the Fresno City Council that they also are frustrated, overwhelmed and understaffed when it comes to cleaning up the areas near highways. It wasn't an official counci...

Photo of trash and weeds along a Fresno freeway

Council Wants Answers on Fires, Homeless, and Trash on Highways

David Taub

July 31, 2019

For weeks, Fresno councilmen Miguel Arias and Garry Bredefeld have sounded the alarm on social and broadcast media about trash and homeless encampments along Caltrans property in Fresno. "This will be a come...

What Fresno Council Candidates Say About Homelessness

Jody Murray

July 11, 2019

Candidates for the Fresno City Council's empty seat say one issue is consistently among the top concerns expressed by voters: the human suffering and public unease caused by homelessness. The city has more money than ever to spend on the problem, thanks to ...

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NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

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Bredefeld Says Fresno Is ‘Under Siege’ by Homeless People

Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect as Homeless Concerns Raised

Help Floods in for Homeless LA Subway Singer

Leaders of California Ministry Charged With Forced Labor

LA Audit: Homeless Agency Fails to Hit Housing Goals

Should Fresno Try Sacramento’s Tactic With ‘Nuisance’ Vagrants?

San Francisco Curbs Waste With Public Toilets, ‘Poop Patrol’

Overwhelmed and Understaffed, Fresno and Caltrans Discuss Highway Clutter

Council Wants Answers on Fires, Homeless, and Trash on Highways

What Fresno Council Candidates Say About Homelessness

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