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Police bail for teens over viral video feeding chicken bones to homeless man Homeless

Police bail for teens over viral video feeding chicken bones to homeless man

This file picture shows three teenagers having their statements recorded at the Iskandar Puteri District Police Headquarters, Johor on Tuesday, over a viral video involving a homeless man. — Picture courtesy of Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Enjoy 4.0% p.a. fixed returns with Versa starting August 2025 (New users only).…
bubmag
August 7, 2025
‘Massive amount of data’ amassed to help address homelessness and safety Homeless

‘Massive amount of data’ amassed to help address homelessness and safety

An unhoused person covers themself in a sheet outside of the Mustard Seed downtown. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Article content Data on homelessness and community safety in Saskatoon will soon be consolidated to help local stakeholders address those…
bubmag
August 6, 2025
Seattle bureaucrats ‘PUNISH’ business owner whose property was taken over by vagrants…while letting them spill on to sidewalks Homeless

Seattle bureaucrats ‘PUNISH’ business owner whose property was taken over by vagrants…while letting them spill on to sidewalks

A Seattle business owner has slammed city bureaucrats after he was forced to pay hefty fines when a homeless camp took over his vacant building.  Sam Hawley hit out at leaders in the vagrant-riddled city for exacerbating his problems after his business, JOANN Fabric and Crafts, went bankrupt earlier this…
bubmag
August 5, 2025
POLL: Should cities be allowed to permanently close public spaces to camping under emergency orders? Homeless

POLL: Should cities be allowed to permanently close public spaces to camping under emergency orders?

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025 A city emergency order cleared homeless camps near Andresen Road, citing public health and environmental concerns. This week’s poll asks if cities should have authority to close such areas permanently. The city of Vancouver recently cleared long-standing homeless camps near Andresen Road under an emergency…
bubmag
August 1, 2025
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm Homeless

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm

  Julie Rovner: Hello, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, and I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in Washington. We’re taping this week on Thursday, July 31, at 10 a.m. As always, news happens…
bubmag
July 31, 2025
‘Barely treading water’ — Downtown Mission at capacity amid Windsor homelessness ‘calamity’ Homeless

‘Barely treading water’ — Downtown Mission at capacity amid Windsor homelessness ‘calamity’

Article content Survey results showed that 72 per cent of individuals or families (279 of the 388 surveyed) were chronically homeless, meaning they had experienced homelessness for at least six months in the previous year, or had been homeless for at least 18 months out of the previous three years.…
bubmag
July 31, 2025
Opinion: Without accountability, Washington risks losing the fight on homelessness — and federal funding Homeless

Opinion: Without accountability, Washington risks losing the fight on homelessness — and federal funding

Camas Councilmember Leslie Lewallen warns that without stronger enforcement and accountability, Washington could lose vital federal funds tied to homelessness and public safety. Leslie Lewallen says ‘the money won’t follow failure — and neither will the trust of the people’ Editor ’s note: These opinions belong to Leslie Lewallen personally,…
bubmag
July 31, 2025