The city of Portland has a five-year permit to discharge waste from a shelter into a neighborhood sewer deemed the safest and ...

Voters went on to pass California's tougher-on-crime Proposition 36 with the largest margin of any measure on the ballot, ...

Phil Hickenbottom, a member of the Tuolumne County Homelessness Committee, has authored a new myMotherLode.com blog.

Homelessness is on the rise in Durham. Tents are popping up across the city as more and more people fight to find shelter.

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness.

A ruling from conservatives on the Supreme Court has led dozens of cities to ban people from sleeping outside, even with ...

Esther Sanchez secured a second term as the mayor of Oceanside. She won by a slim margin, of only 232 votes, but hopes the backing of the new city council will make her second term more productive.

The City of Durham has released a new report on the homelessness in the city. ‘Deadpool’ Director Tim Miller Says He Got Paid ...

The last 12 months have been full of important developments in local politics, housing, education and other issues in the ...

Craig Greenberg said he doesn’t have “an exact number yet” on how much the agreement will cost taxpayers annually.

California Democrats want to prioritize illegal immigrants and do so in the way that best wastes the hard-earned money of ...

This article is the third in a three-part series looking at restrictions around the U.S. on people who are homeless camping ...