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- Homeless Man Chooses Jail Rather Than The Streets 8:15am Jul 3|1 Comment
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- Why Under-Employment Is A More Accurate Gage On Poverty 9:38am Jul 1
Laguna Beach is one of those quiet, secluded beachside communities behind the Orange Curtain (also known as Orange County, California), and thanks to MTV, has become a destiny for many people...
The LAobserved.com blog explains clearly the difference between unemployment statistics and “under-employment” numbers.When public officials and the media release monthly unemployment numbers they are describing the number of people of people who are jobless, or looking for work based on survey...
In the battle to end homelessness in America one of the most effective tools for communities struggling with homelessness is the homeless count...
This is very, very disturbing news:Man found hanging by neck outside Beverly Hills City Hall Daily News Wire ServicesUpdated: 06/29/2009 06:51:34 AM PDTBEVERLY HILLS - An investigation was under way today into the death of a man, believed to have been a transient in his 30s, who was found hanging...
With all of the tributes being broadcast around the world for Michael Jackson, it is certainly appropriate to highlight his work toward helping the homeless, hungry, and needy around the globe.When he penned the song “We Are The World” back in 1985, Jackson helped start a movement among...
Such a harsh question for a state that is known to be the home to Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and world-renowned beaches.But a recent study is showing that 17 percent of Californians are living in poverty. Almost 1 of every 5 persons in the state...
It’s a significant number. One billion people.The United Nations recently announced that one billion people are hungry on our earth today. One of six persons in the world. Experts blame this sad international social problem on war, inflation and political instability...
(LOS ANGELES/HOLLYWOOD) – Project Y!MBY (Yes! In My Backyard) is mobilizing neighborhoods with targeted outreach to provide immediate housing and services for the homeless population of Hollywood and West Hollywood...
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust recently released survey results claiming that South Floridians are giving out $40 million per year to homeless people who are panhandling in the region...
Front page in today's Times is a story of a local nonprofit service agency—albeit large agency—that pays its executives over $400,000 per year plus significant benefits...
Is it too harsh to render America a Welfare State? The facts sure lean toward such a declaration...
The State of California is dramatically cutting services for people in need—health, public assistance, and education...
Has my generation failed? As we see our country’s social safety net unravel before our eyes, we are teetering on the brink of collapse.I was born in the 1960s, a decade famous for riots, love fests, and liberating music...
The United Way sent an email highlighting a new study called, “Paycheck to Paycheck: The Cost of Housing in America” that was released by the Center for Housing Policy with the National Housing Conference.The facts on housing affordability are sobering:- Renting a 2 bedroom apartment is...
A radio station in central Florida, WDBO, wrote this:Recently FOX News host Glenn Beck said on his show:You know one of my favorite quotes on poverty comes from Benjamin Franklin. I love this quote: "We should make the poor uncomfortable and kick them out of poverty."I love that...
I guess it’s much easier to find a home on the web than find a home in real life. That’s what is happening around the country within the homeless population.Homeless folks are setting up virtual homes on Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter. It makes sense. It’s free, easy to do...
I was emailed two studies that show how the cost of health care to the homeless is dramatically reduced by providing housing and services to homeless folks.Here are some excerpts from a blog by Miller-McCune, the organization that helped fund the studies:“The study [in Chicago] looked at 600...
An opinion piece in the New York Times called, “State of Paralysis,” states what many are thinking. California’s political system has created a failed process to reach a balanced, realistic budget...
I’m normally not a public demonstration kind of person...
LA Observed published a blog posting of an ally of L.A.’s Mayor who is adamant that LA Magazine got it wrong when the magazine published a cover article stating that the mayor has failed...
You probably have already figured out the answer. When powerful political leaders start making difficult cuts to budgets, self preservation is typically the highest priority...
The current Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) was appointed the new Executive Director today by the LAHSA Commission...
A harsh open letter to the Mayor of Los Angeles was recently published by Los Angeles Magazine. One of their complaints to the Mayor was his lack of follow-through on his commitment to more affordable housing in the city.Is their accusation warranted? You decide...
Californians don’t appear to trust politicians...
Numbers sometimes confuse us. Or they become so large that we unintentionally ignore them because they are just too hard to fathom.The problem is that when we talk about homeless numbers, we are talking about homeless people...
PATH (People Assisting The Homeless)