Riverside County’s homeless population increased 12% last year, with the number of unsheltered people accounting for the higher total — prompting a member of the Board of Supervisors today to say the county needs to “work harder” to find solutions. “The next step is thinking outside the box … digging deep and wide in finding
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*Correction – A previous version of this article noted that District 4 had the highest total. This was incorrect; District 1 has the most* The 2023 Riverside County Homeless Point In Time Count has been released. The PIT is a federally mandated count of people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness on a single night across
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The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to align policies and practices with a set of priorities for reducing homelessness in Riverside County over the next five years. The Housing & Workforce Solutions Agency’s comprehensive Homeless Action Plan establishes goals aimed at moving people out of chronically homeless conditions and helping them transition to stable
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Officials with the city of Palm Springs are considering constructing a temporary emergency facility to house the growing homeless population ahead of the construction on a permanent navigation center. It’s one of several solutions to help address homelessness that was discussed at Monday night’s Palm Springs City Council meeting. Martha’s Village & Kitchen CEO Sam
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will build 1,200 small homes across the state as part of an effort to help house the nation’s largest homeless population and to address an issue that has persistently plagued the state during his time in office. Newsom announced the plans
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The Palm Spring City Council unanimously approved an additional $3 million in funding for the homeless navigation center, however, some concerns were raised over the project’s timeline. The homeless navigation center was originally approved last year with $20 million in state and federal funds and will be constructed, after much debate, in the northern part
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Business owners affected by growing homeless encampments near the Palm Springs Walmart took matters into their own hands today. “We were noticed by the property management company here at the shopping center that includes Walmart, Starbucks, and several other locations,” said Lt. William Hutchinson with the Palm Springs Police Department. PSPD has been receiving complaints
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The Palm Springs Police Department is putting more focus on curbing crime connected to people who are homeless. It’s all the first step of the agency’s plan “Operation Relentless Sun.” Officers set out on their information-sharing mission Wednesday morning, going from tent-to-tent. “We’re going to start enforcing those things,” one officer said. Starting first at a homeless encampment
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Palm Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills shared a new plan he’s calling to address homelessness in the city. Mills said it’ll be compassionate but persistent enforcement of the law for people who act inappropriately in the community. “Operation Relentless Sun” is a 3-part plan. The first step is counting and understanding the depth of the homeless problem. The second
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A homeless encampment set up on the sidewalk along Crossley Road between the PetSmart and Walmart in Palm Springs has been cleaned up. Palm Springs police Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza said they have been receiving complaints about over the last three weeks about people camping in tents in the area. Araiza said Walmart staff met with
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier this month, but only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce the number of unhoused people in the state, his office said Friday.
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By ADAM BEAM and JANIE HAR SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s plans to reduce the nation’s largest homeless population aren’t good enough, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, prompting him to halt $1 billion in state spending for local governments as he seeks to reset the state’s strategy ahead of his expected second term in
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department conducted a homeless outreach option Thursday morning in Coachella. The department’s Coachella Community Action Team teamed up with Union Pacific Railroad Police to provide resources to those in need. CCAT relocated approximately 10 transients alongside the train tracks on Grapefruit Blvd. between Avenue 48 and Avenue 49. Illegal homeless camps
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial proposal to steer homeless people with severe mental disorders into treatment cleared the state Assembly on Tuesday and is on its way to becoming law despite objections from civil liberties advocates who fear it will be used to force unhoused residents into care they don’t want.
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Palm Springs and Riverside County have been awarded $19 million for the city’s Homeless Navigation Center as part of California’s Homekey program. “We couldn’t be more grateful and excited about today’s announcement of the state’s significant investment in the Palm Springs Navigation Center. This funding will allow us to make a significant impact and real-time
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Splatters of blood and fake $100 bills were visible on the left aisle of Los Angeles City Council chamber this afternoon, remnants from another raucous meeting that started with protesters voicing displeasure at an ordinance to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers and ended with one arrest, three injured police
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People are being moved out of a homeless encampment we’ve been reporting on for a few months off of Interstate 10 in Banning. On Tuesday, city officials began the eviction process for people living in the area, located near Hargrave Street. Eviction notice given to residents City officials say some people are now being moved
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In Banning, a new emergency shelter, across the street from a homeless encampment, is in the works. Many of you have seen it heading east into the Valley on Interstate 10. Pallet shelters located off Interstate 10 “This is a huge social issue and it’s not just in this town or in this state, it’s
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Homelessness is a growing problem on the streets of Indio. Some residents have shared their concerns about what the city is doing to resolve this issue. “How could they let the people, especially females, live on the street like this,” said Palm Desert resident John Barnwell. Barnwell frequently makes trips to Indio and said he’s
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The annual Homeless Point in Time Count in Riverside County shows a total of 3316 people, an increase of 15%, according to a presentation at the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. “Our challenge here is to remember that behind every single one of these numbers, There are real lives and people who still are relying
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