LA County starts annual homeless count following wildfire delay LA County starts annual homeless count following wildfire delay 04:00 ALTADENA, Calif. — As flames engulfed a nearby canyon, dozens of residents in a sober-living home fled to an unoccupied building about 30 miles south. The evacuees, many of whom were previously homeless, watched helplessly as…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his support behind congressional efforts for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital, saying he approves putting the District of Columbia back under direct federal control. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump complained about crime and homelessness in the district, saying, “I think we…
Street doctors bring health care to homeless people in Los Angeles – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 700,000 Americans experienced homelessness last year. In addition to being unhoused, many are suffering from a lack of adequate medical care. Elise Preston found one initiative in Los Angeles where the doctors aren’t in an office…
Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, have donated $110.5 million to help fight homelessness. On Thursday, the Amazon founder — whose estimated net worth, according to Forbes, is $214.6 billion — and the former news anchor announced that the money will go to 40 different organizations that focus on family homelessness. “With homelessness on…
Jeff Bezos, the world’s third-richest man, does not have a private foundation but instead gives through his Bezos Earth Fund (climate change), Bezos Day 1 Fund (education and homelessness) and direct contributions. Photograph by Michael Prince/The Forbes Collection Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world’s third-richest person, announced $110.5 million in new grants to nonprofits working…