homelessness

Many more are frustrated with the related struggle of “epidemic homelessness” in their communities, he said.

For more than an hour, they told horror stories of how first the pandemic, then a period of rising crime and increased homelessness chased away customers and imperiled their livelihoods.

“The government’s action in seeking a stay, claiming a lack of resources, makes a lie of their stated commitment to end veteran homelessness as rapidly as possible,” Rosenbaum said.

California’s response to the ruling has become a vivid reminder of not just the intractability of the homelessness epidemic but also the tension between national liberal politics and local policy in Democratic-dominated states and cities.

“The County must look for ways to improve health service delivery to pregnant people experiencing homelessness to better meet the needs of infants and birthing people, from pregnancy through postpartum care,” the motion read.