Daniel Trotta is a reporter for Reuters.
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In California, Progressive Cities Set Laws to Arrest the Homeless
Palm Springs police Lieutenant William Hutchinson speaks with Deborah Farley, 60, a homeless woman sitting in the shade of a bus stop in the desert city of Palm Springs, Calif, Aug. 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Palm Springs, Calif., long known as a desert playground for the rich and famous of Los Angeles, has enacted a number of progressive measures to address homelessness. Then in July, the all-Democratic city council passed a ban on sleeping on public property that will expand police authority to arrest the unhoused, underscoring how even liberal cities have lost patience as the homeless crisis persists.
California Rapid Shelters Get People Off the Streets. But Then What?
Roland Flores, 48, poses for a picture at the Fullerton Navigation Center, a homeless shelter in Fullerton, Calif., on March 11, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson
Quick and efficient though they may be, these emergency shelters are a short-term fix. With affordable housing scarce and real estate continuing to rise in one of California’s priciest markets, some critics are concerned Orange County is content to shunt the unhoused out of view without promoting permanent housing.
'It Makes You Not Want to Call the Police Department'
Pained and angry religious leaders warned Fort Worth, Texas, police they would scrutinize the investigation of an officer who shot and killed a 28-year-old black woman inside a home where, a family lawyer said, she had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew.
New Trump Rule Would Target Immigrants Who Get Public Assistance
New American citizens during a naturalization ceremony in New Jersey. REUTERS/Mike Segar
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration unveiled a sweeping rule on Monday that would limit legal immigration by denying visas and permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor.
El Paso Lands in Heart of Debates Over Gun Violence and Immigration
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Though Juarez is known as a center of cartel- and smuggling-related violence, El Paso is rated on various websites as one of the safest cities in America and among the best places to retire or raise a family. According to KVIA, a local ABC affiliate, it averages 16 murders a year.