Supreme Court empowers cities to ban homeless encampments
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, June 30. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Gaza solidarity encampments: We, as educators, need to protect our students | Protests
“We educate future generations.” “We strive to take humanity forward.” “We want to create a great world.” “We are committed to the betterment of our…
The impact of student encampments for Gaza at universities worldwide | TV Shows
After the escalation at US student encampments, we revisit the students raising their voices to protest Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. Anti-war student protesters have…
Homeless encampments are on Arizona ballot in November election
PHOENIX — From their modest apartment buildings alongside a block-long strip of gravel and scrub grass, the residents can see the tents and tarps and empty…
Supreme Court split on homeless encampments case
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sounded sharply split Monday over whether to give cities in the West more authority to restrict homeless encampments on sidewalks and…
Hollywood homeless encampments fuel neighborhood frustration
The fire that broke out on Franklin Avenue last month was, by some measures, a modest one. But with winds blowing in the Cahuenga Pass…
Supreme Court to rule on homeless encampments in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether homeless people have a constitutional right to camp on public property when they have no other…
Limits on San Francisco’s clearing of homeless encampments upheld by 9th Circuit
A court order limiting San Francisco’s ability to clear street encampments of people who have nowhere else to go will remain in effect while litigation…
Why RV encampments are finally disappearing in Los Angeles
For almost three years, “home” for Wendy Lockett was a dilapidated RV. Her “community” was a close-knit group of men, women and dogs living in…
Sacramento is sued over failure to clean up homeless encampments
SACRAMENTO — Sacramento’s top prosecutor is suing the city’s leaders over failure to clean up homeless encampments, escalating a monthslong dispute with leaders in California’s capital…
The real reason why L.A. has so many RV homeless encampments
For five nights, Melissa Grady refused to sleep. She told me this on a recent afternoon, rubbing her eyes with blackened hands, while trying to…