More than $700 million was spent last fiscal year to tackle homelessness in the Portland region, yet the crisis only deepened, according to a new report from the research group ECOnorthwest. Multnomah County, home to Portland, saw a staggering 26% increase in homelessness from January 2024 to early 2025 despite massive public and private investment.
A Denver coffee shop owner is facing organized protests from radical leftist groups after launching a Christian-based outreach to support the city’s homeless. Jamie Sanchez, owner of The Drip Café and founder of the ministry “Recycle God’s Love,” says his mission to serve the needy has drawn hostility solely because of his Christian faith.
The Los Angeles City Council has finally taken a long-overdue step toward transparency, voting 12-0 on Tuesday to demand a full analysis of the city’s multi-billion-dollar homelessness spending.
An Illinois bill aiming to prevent fines or criminal charges against homeless individuals using public property for life-sustaining activities is facing strong opposition from law enforcement groups. House Bill 1429, backed by advocacy organizations like the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness and Housing Action Illinois, recently advanced out of the Illinois House Housing Committee.
A new study has revealed that half of Seattle’s homeless population arrived from outside the city and has no direct connection to the area. The Discover Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty released its report, A New Approach to Homelessness in Seattle, highlighting that King County’s homelessness crisis is one of the worst in the nation. The number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the county is at an all-time high and could double in less than three years if current trends continue.
A group of homeless individuals was shot Wednesday night at Tempe’s Mitchell Park, with one man sustaining a bullet graze but avoiding hospitalization.
