Homeless articles
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What is Albuquerque Police policy for homeless encampments?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There has been community debate on how the city should approach unhoused individuals living in public spaces. Some residents worry about safety issues and have called on the city to address people sleeping on the street. Others say the city overstepped its bounds in removing the belongings of unhoused people. The debate []
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Opinion: I once lived in my car and can't fathom criminalizing homelessness
I’ve been homeless. Twice. I faced a dilemma in those situations that more than 650,000 Americans experience on any given day: “Where am I going to sleep tonight?” The legal battles over criminalizing homelessness seem completely disconnected from that reality. It’s a feeling I will never forget. In 2013, after my $2,500-a-month lease expired, I was looking for a home in Santa Monica. The previous lease was not affordable; I needed something more in a single dad’s budget. And I needed space for...
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Why Bangor is struggling to close its largest homeless encampment
Most people in the encampment, known as Tent City or Camp Hope, live in tents scattered throughout the wooded area, but a few live in campers, vehicles or RVs.