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Moment homeless man pushes postman onto Tube tracks caught on CCTV

The newly-released CCTV footage shows a homeless man pushing a stranger onto London Underground tracks, narrowly avoiding a fatal incident.

A federal judge has found that L.A. city officials doctored records in a case over homeless camp cleanups

City of Los Angeles altered, created documents, damaging credibility in a homeless property seizure case.

Homeless Miamians get $300,000 settlement after city trashed their personal property

Miami will pay a $300,000 settlement to four people experiencing homelessness after their personal belongings were trashed by city workers during street cleanups.
As part of the settlement, the city has agreed to stop immediately discarding personal items swept off the sidewalk during cleanups and give individuals 90 days to recover their property.

New York Spends Millions on Mental Health Street Teams. Do They Work?

New York City's program to treat mentally ill homeless people has not been operating effectively, according to an audit.
Fewer than a third of the people in the program regularly took their prescribed medications, and one in four never met with a psychiatrist or nurse.

Homeless people in Toronto more likely to get COVID again compared to housed population: study | CBC News

Homeless individuals have high rates of COVID-19 reinfection, likely due to increased exposure in crowded settings and underlying health conditions.
Serological testing detected more COVID reinfections among homeless individuals than PCR and rapid antigen testing.

Pastor Faces Charges For Giving The Homeless A Place To Sleep

Religious freedom does not exempt churches from zoning laws
Church pastor facing criminal charges for allowing homeless people to take refuge in his church

Supreme Court to Weigh City Efforts to Prohibit Homeless Camps

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether municipalities can prohibit homeless people from camping in public spaces when they have nowhere else to go.
The case involves civil ordinances in Grants Pass, Oregon, which were found to violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

Migrant families and schools brace for wave of shelter evictions

The first 60-day eviction notices for migrant families staying in city shelters are starting to expire.
The eviction of families with children marks a shift in the city's policy on homelessness as Mayor Eric Adams grapples with a growing shelter population.

City seeing mixed results halfway through Strategic Housing Blueprint - Austin Monitor

The city of Austin is making progress in preserving affordable housing and building new housing, but is far behind on its district-based goals for affordable housing and permanent supportive housing for the homeless.
The city's east side districts have added more housing stock than their west side counterparts, with District 4 leading in progress towards its housing goal.
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