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Report: Parts of Hit Memoir Were Fabricated

The Salt Path became a hit movie in the UK but it might not be released widely in the US

(Newser) - Raynor Winn, author of the best-selling memoir The Salt Path is facing allegations she fabricated key parts of her story. The memoir, which recounts how Winn and her husband, Moth, trekked the 630-mile South West Coast Path after losing their home and confronting his terminal diagnosis, inspired both critical...

Man Says He Killed Wife So She Wouldn't Be Homeless

Police say suspect hid job loss and planned killing for weeks

(Newser) - A 60-year-old Colorado man is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly admitting to police he shot and killed his common-law wife of 20 years to prevent her from becoming homeless. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Denver 7 , Phil Archuleta called Aurora police late Sunday from a bus...

Newsom Signs Bills Rolling Back Key Environmental Law

Move aims to speed up housing development in California amid mounting shortages, homelessness

(Newser) - California has dismantled a pillar of its environmental legacy, speeding up development projects in a bold move to address its deepening housing crisis and homelessness. State leaders on Monday rolled back the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a law that for more than 50 years has been both a...

'Big Pink' Serves as Symbol of Portland's 'Doom Loop'

US Bancorp Tower is just one of many buildings in Oregon city that can't attract business tenants

(Newser) - Once a crown jewel of Portland's skyline, the US Bancorp Tower—aka "Big Pink"—now sits more than half empty. The 42-story tower's struggle to attract and retain business tenants speaks volumes about the city's downtown struggles. It's also now up for sale,...

Landlord Decided to Play 'Baby Shark' on a Loop

He blasted it at a homeless encampment until the LAPD forced him to stop

(Newser) - A landlord tired of seeing a homeless encampment near his building in Los Angeles resorted to blasting the toddler favorite "Baby Shark" on repeat—for days on end. However, he finally turned it off after the LAPD threatened to cite him for disturbing the peace, reports the Los Angeles ...

Newsom Pressures Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments

With California's local governments receiving more funding, governor says they should 'end the excuses'

(Newser) - Gov. Gavin Newsom increased the pressure on California's local governments on Monday to take down homeless encampments, saying they need to follow the state's lead by banning the tents on public property. "It is time to take back the streets," Newsom said in a virtual press...

In Oregon, a 'Flashpoint' for America's Homeless Problem

Those camped out on land in Deschutes National Forest are being forced out for wildfire mitigation

(Newser) - The Forest Service plans to overhaul a portion of Oregon's Deschutes National Forest, with a project designed for restoration and wildfire mitigation, but it has one task to complete first: remove the dozens of homeless people currently living on that land. That process was set to begin Thursday,...

California Mayor Takes Heat for Homelessness 'Fix'

Rex Parris of Lancaster, California, says 'free fentanyl' will help 'purge' his city

(Newser) - A mayor in Southern California is facing calls for a recall after controversial comments he made more than once about his city's homeless population. KTLA reports that Lancaster's Rex Parris first landed on the radar for his remarks during a Feb. 25 City Council meeting , in which a...

Family: Woman Died in Van After Police Had It Towed

Monica Cameroni De Adams was living in the vehicle when it was struck while parked

(Newser) - A woman who was living in her van died after San Diego police had the vehicle towed away with her still in it, a legal claim says. The body of Monica Cameroni De Adams, 65, was found a month later in the van at an impound lot, the Guardian reports....

Homeless En Vogue Singer: 'I'm Learning About Who I Am'

Dawn Robinson, 58, says she's been living in her car for past 3 years

(Newser) - A singer with '90s R&B group En Vogue revealed in a video this week that she's been living out of her car for the past three years—and that it's been somewhat liberating, reports USA Today . In the nearly 20-minute clip released Tuesday, Dawn Robinson said...

2 Kids Freeze to Death in Van Parked at Detroit Casino
Kids Who Died in Detroit
Van Didn't Freeze
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Mar 6, 2025 2:00 AM CST

Kids Who Died in Detroit Van Didn't Freeze

They were in van parked overnight at casino, died of carbon monoxide poisoning

(Newser) - The two Detroit children originally believed to have frozen to death while sleeping with their family in a van at a casino parking structure last month were actually killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and A'millah Currie, 2, were in the van along with three other...

Park Ranger Has Unusual Strategy on the Homeless
Park Ranger Has Unusual
Strategy on the Homeless
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Feb 22, 2025 8:14 AM CST

Park Ranger Has Unusual Strategy on the Homeless

San Francisco Standard explains the one-on-one approach in Golden Gate Park

(Newser) - Amanda Barrows is a park ranger with a unique set of duties: She's charged with removing unhoused people from Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The 32-year-old quickly learned that the standard approach—forcibly removing a person and their belongings—usually didn't work in the long run, a...

City That's the Face of the US Homeless Crisis Is Sued

Lawsuit against Grants Pass, Ore., says city's camping regulations aren't 'objectively reasonable'

(Newser) - The small Oregon city at the heart of a major Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules as advocates find new ways to challenge them. Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass on...

US Homelessness Rose 18% This Year, HUD Finds

Lack of affordable housing, natural disasters, influx of migrants contribute to increase

(Newser) - The US saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The Department of Housing and Urban Development...

Kentucky Cop Gives Citation to Homeless Woman in Labor

She was cited for illegal camping in Louisville, Kentucky, as she waited for ambulance

(Newser) - A homeless woman in Louisville, Kentucky, was given a citation for illegal camping while she was in labor and waiting for an ambulance, video obtained by Kentucky Public Radio shows. The police body camera footage shows the pregnant woman under an overpass in late September. "I might be going...

In Big City Mayor Elections, Homeless Crisis Looms Large

Candidates, mostly Democrats and in the West, vary widely on how to solve a difficult problem

(Newser) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed has launched a crackdown on people sleeping outside in a campaign to clear homeless encampments. Her four challengers in November's election, all Democrats, say she hasn't handled the crisis effectively, though the city last month counted only 300 tents and other temporary structures,...

Atlanta Is Down to One Community Fridge

Modern Farmer looks at the mutual aid project, and what complications arise

(Newser) - In 2020, six community refrigerators were installed across Atlanta thanks to the work of local activist Latisha Springer. Four years on, Springer has since moved from the city, and only one fridge remains. Writing at Modern Farmer , Sarah Gleim takes a look at the ups and downs of maintaining the...

California Just Made a Big Move on Homelessness
California Just Made a Big
Move on Homelessness
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Jul 25, 2024 12:54 PM CDT

California Just Made a Big Move on Homelessness

Gov. Newsom orders state agencies to start dismantling encampments

(Newser) - Emboldened by a major Supreme Court decision in June, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has just taken a big step toward removing many of the state's homeless encampments:
  • New order: Newsom issued an executive order telling state agencies to take down encampments within their jurisdictions, reports the Los Angeles Times
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SCOTUS OKs Ban on Homeless People Sleeping Outdoors

In 6-3 ruling, Supreme Court justices find that such restrictions don't violate Eighth Amendment

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is wrapping up its current session with a deluge of high-profile cases , and on Friday, it added even more rulings to the mix. Among them: a 6-3 decision by the high court to allow US cities to enforce restrictions on homeless people sleeping outside, overturning a San...

You've Heard All About the 'Roof Ninja.' Now Meet Her

Footage released of unusual encounter in Michigan between cops, woman living in sign on store's roof

(Newser) - A woman who said she'd lived in a sign perched atop a Michigan grocery store for about a year is no longer living there after being busted by cops last month, but her first contact with the law was caught on video and is now circulating, reports MLive.com...

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