COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – City leaders are citing safety concerns after several small fires broke out over the past week at homeless encampments. News Channel 3 is getting answers on what’s being done to make sure those experiencing homelessness know resources are available. News Channel 3’s Maria Garcia spoke with the county and one
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A federal judge has ruled that the city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of homeless people when their property was confiscated in hundreds of encampment cleanups, according to court papers obtained today. The ruling stems from a seven-year-old lawsuit in which seven unhoused residents living in neighborhoods from Van
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)  – Martha’s Village & Kitchen celebrated a major milestone Monday with the ribbon cutting of its expanded Child Development Center in Indio, a project that increases the nonprofit’s capacity to serve families struggling. The newly expanded center now accommodates 102 children, up from 55, with the addition of 3 classrooms, an infant
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  – Residents are scheduled to move into the highly anticipated Aloe Palm Canyon affordable housing project next week. The Aloe Palm Canyon apartments, developed by West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (WHCHC), features 71 one-bedroom units designated for residents 55 and older with incomes ranging from 0% to 80% Area Median Income (AMI).
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Public officials across the Coachella Valley are continuing work to reduce homelessness and provide affordable housing options for those in need. On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announcing California’s State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force. Within the next 30 days, Newsom’s office said the goal is to
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Greater Los Angeles region experienced a second consecutive year-over-year decline in people experiencing homelessness, according to figures released today, but authorities warned that more housing will be needed to continue the downward trend. Â Â The annual point-in-time homeless count showed there was a 4% decrease in homeless people across the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)  – Martha’s Village and Kitchen is taking a big step toward breaking the cycle of homelessness by investing in early education. News Channel 3 first told you about the Child Development Center expansion back in March. Now — that expansion is nearing completion, and News Channel 3 is getting a look inside.
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The number of homeless people in Riverside County and throughout California continues to rise. In an I-Team investigation on homelessness, we are revealing new ways local communities are combating the problem for those on the streets and everyone who witnesses this loss of human dignity in our local cities. California has spent at least $24 billion on homeless
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) –Â Â A nursing program at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus received just over $88,000 in grant funding aimed at improving access to medical services to unsheltered people throughout the Coachella Valley and to provide hands-on clinical training for nursing students, it was announced today. Â Â “We are proud to support
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County released updated data from this year’s Homeless Point-in-Time Count. As we reported last week, the data shows that homelessness in Riverside County continues to grow, but the rate is slowing. This week, the county provided a breakdown on unsheltered and sheltered homeless in Coachella Valley cities. The report
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A new push to clear homeless encampments is creating mixed reactions. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Desert Hot Springs City Council passed the camping restrictions ordinance that is aimed at removing homeless encampments from public spaces, while citing safety and sanitation concerns. Some Desert Hot Springs residents say it’s long
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Partnering with different church kitchens like Our Lady of Guadalupe and United Methodist Church, Well In The Desert has brought hot meals to Palm Springs’ homeless population for more than 20 years. But recent construction at Church of St. Paul In the Desert has left the nonprofit without a viable kitchen on Wednesdays. With homeless
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County officials and local volunteers took part in the 2025 Riverside County Point-in-Time Homeless Count. Volunteers were out at various locations across Palm Springs to conduct the count. The goal is to determine the number of people experiencing homelessness in the area, providing data for local and federal agencies. This information will help the county
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The Riverside County Homeless Point-in-Time Count is taking place Wednesday morning at the Palm Springs Pavilion. It is intended to accurately count the number of unhoused residents in the city. It will be attended by Palm Springs mayor Ron deHarte, police chief Andrew Mills and fire chief Paul Alvarado. The count helps determine the level of federal
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Officials today announced the need for members of faith-based groups, churches, civic affairs organizations, public agencies, student bodies and many others to help with Riverside County’s 2025 point-in-time homeless count, slated for later this month.  “By helping us count homeless individuals throughout the county, we can have a better idea of the type of services
Continue Reading Associated Press The United States 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 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally
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As the Coachella Valley’s temperatures drop into freezing conditions overnight, the region’s unhoused population is often left to fend for themselves against the elements. But following the city of Palm Spring’s encampment ban, it’s now illegal for homeless individuals to sleep on the street if shelter beds are available. The ordinance was passed in July
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Phase Two of the Palm Springs Homeless Navigation Center is now officially open, with the first residents moving in on Tuesday. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut has been following the project for years, and got a sneak peek of the facility right before those first residents arrived. The nearly $40 million Center includes 80 independent
Continue Reading California is giving 18 local communities nearly $131 million in total, to help people experiencing homelessness in “dangerous encampments”  — and Palm Springs is one of the communities receiving this money. The City of Palm Springs announced Governor Newsom’s office awarded it Encampment Resolution funding and that the money is part of the state’s effort to
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A number of state and city officials were out in Palm Springs on Monday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking completion of the second phase of the Palm Springs Navigation Center, operated by Martha’s Village and Kitchen.  The second phase of the facility will house residents in 80 independent, prefabricated modular transition units, according to a
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