The city council approved the camping ordinance in May 2024, and it took effect in July. It allows police to cite people who block public rights-of-way or refuse shelter, with possible fines and/or ...

BE EXTRADITED TO MINNESOTA, A CITY ORDINANCE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW PLACES OF WORSHIP TO TAKE IN HOMELESS PEOPLE UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAS PASSED ITS FIRST READING. THE CITY OF DES MOINES ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The city of Tacoma is grappling with a reduction in available shelter beds due to funding shortfalls nearly three years after implementing a controversial camping ban. Despite placing ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The City of Fargo’s new homelessness camping ban will soon take effect, but with time running out, local shelters are speaking out with their concerns. City ...

Homeward Iowa Executive Director Angie Arthur said there's a nearly $20 million funding gap in Polk County alone.

Mayor Julie Hoy joined a statewide business advocacy group and a Portland lawyer in an effort to repeal a 2021 Oregon law on homelessness.

I am all for learning survival skills. After all, when you are stranded in the wilderness, knowing how to build a shelter or start a fire can make all the difference. However, you should practice them ...

A new type of homeless encampment has popped up in Brooklyn. Dozens of Sheepshead Bay residents have been living in tents on Coyle Street for the past five weeks to protest against an incoming family ...

When the city of Fresno enacted new laws earlier this year to ban camping by the homeless on public and private property, Mayor Jerry Dyer said the intention was to target people who refuse to move ...

Construction is underway for the new Pallet 24 cabins behind the Lawrence Community Shelter. The Lawrence Community Shelter’s new prefabricated Pallet cabins will be assembled starting next week and ...

The Tacoma City Council is set to vote next week on revisions to the city’s public camping ordinance, expanding restricted ...

A homeless man sets up his tent following a clean-up sweep enforced by the police department near downtown Fresno as part of a city no-camping ordinance in this Fresno Bee file photo. When the city of ...