Homeless

'Housing is not the end': Former homeless struggle to adapt

Forty dollars in his pocket. That’s all Isaac Langford had when he stepped off the Greyhound bus into the streets of San Francisco in 2010. He’d been living in his own apartment in Des Moines, Iowa, when he had what he calls “an awakening.” He didn’t want to just live…

Radio astronomers at the CHIME array in British Columbia have discovered the first Fast Radio Burst (FRB) that repeats on a reliable schedule. This should allow researchers to study this mysterious interstellar phenomenon in a way that has not previously been…

Former Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is expected to stay in Naples, Fla. this spring, a half-hour from the Red Sox spring training facility. Several people associated with the Red Sox live there, and in March the streets are lined with New Englanders. It might be tempting…

It’s no secret that it’s hard to make the economics work at drive-share companies. That may explain the success to date of HopSkipDrive, a six-year-old, L.A.-based company that pairs drivers with both families but also, crucially, school districts. Specifical…

Source: Daniel Rubino/Windows Central Microsoft joined several large Seattle-based corporations in backing a bill to help the homeless. The bill would impose a tax on big businesses and employees who make more than $150,000 per year. The income from the new tax would be earmarked specifically for affordable housing, homelessness…

Torre Harris and Tawana Hughes embrace. Tim Morris/Operation Victory/Facebook Torre Harris is a Marine veteran who was homeless on and off for 15 years.100 volunteers from Operation Victory spent six months remodeling an abandoned house in Kentucky, finally giving Harris a home."I just couldn't believe there was so many nice…

Last week, Bradenton, Florida brewery Motorworks Brewing made headlines with their idea to put local animal shelter dogs’ photos on their beer cans to help with pet adoption. Monica Mathis saw the story and recognized her dog Day Day who went missing three ye…

(SAN DIEGO) — A man with a criminal record and history of mental illness pleaded guilty on Monday to four counts of murder in a string of deadly attacks on sleeping homeless men in San Diego, two of whom were set on fire. Jon David Guerrero, 42, agreed to be…

Castro Valley homeowner Augie Bau reacts to the homeless crisis in California.