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Controversy Over 'Homeless 4G Hot Spots' at SXSW Festival
Los Angeles TimesAUSTIN, TX -- "Homeless hot spots" began as a charitable experiment at the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, but quickly morphed into a debate about the ethics of bridging the digital divide. It started with a blog post by the New York-...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times, Social Issues, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival
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Texas Homeless Man Arrested in 1992 SoCal Homicide Cold Case
KTLA NewsAMARILLO, TX., (KTLA) -- Authorities have arrested a homeless man in Texas after linking him to an unsolved homicide that languished in detectives' cold case files since 1992. A Victorville woman, Thelma Dennis, found her son, Robert Dennis, dead about...Tags: Police Arrests, Murder
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Another Homeless Man Found Stabbed to Death in Anaheim
KTLA NewsANAHEIM (KTLA) - The discovery of yet another homeless man stabbed to death in North Orange County has set the city of Anaheim on edge. Sgt. Bob Dunn of the Anaheim Police Department confirmed to KTLA News Friday night that the department is working on a...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Social Issues, Prosecution
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Man Shot and Killed While Feeding the Homeless
KTLA NewsOAKLAND, Calif (KTLA) -- A man who was shot while feeding the homeless in an east Oakland neighborhood has died of his injuries. Witnesses told police that Paris Powell, his wife and their two young daughters were serving a hot meal to a man out of the...Tags: Health, Injuries and Wounds, Motorvehicle Accidents, Social Issues, Transportation Accidents
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Volunteers to Help Count Santa Monica Homeless
KTLA NewsSANTA MONICA, Calif. (KTLA) -- The city of Santa Monica is seeking volunteers Wednesday to help document the city's homeless. The annual homeless count, which will take place from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., will provide information to help city officials...Tags: Health, Santa Monica, Social Issues, Hospitals and Clinics
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Riverside Police Accused of Trashing Homeless Encampment
KTLA NewsRIVERSIDE -- Police in Riverside are being accused of trashing a homeless encampment in the Santa Ana River riverbed in Riverside. Officers raided the riverbed encampments near Van Buren Boulevard last week. Authorities say it's unsafe for the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Santa Ana, Social Issues, Trials
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Special Parking Meters To Collect Coins For Homeless
KTLA NewsSALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Looking for loose change to feed a parking meter might also help feed the homeless and ward off panhandling, say sponsors of a new charity program unveiled in Utah's capital on Thursday. City officials and advocates for the poor...Tags: Social Issues, Business Enterprises, Utah
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Homeless Camp Raided And Torn Down
KTLA NewsSUNLAND -- A homeless camp under the 210 Freeway in Big Tujunga Wash has been raided and torn down Friday by Los Angeles Police Officers on horseback. LAPD officials say the sweep of the camp was necessary because of the number of complaints and problems...Tags: Gang Activity, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice, Substance Abuse, Tujunga
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Los Angeles is Nation's Homeless Capital
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES ( KTLA) - Welcome to the homeless capital of America. Los Angeles holds the dubious distinction of being generally recognized as the nation's leader in homelessness. Every day more than 48,000 people -- and according to one count, some 6,...Tags: Los Angeles, Social Issues, San Francisco, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), New York
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Tuesday, April 20: The 11th Annual Housing Rights Summit on Civil Rights and Homelessness
The Housing Rights Center and the UCLA Civil Rights Project present a discussion on the homelessness epidemic and the cost of homelessness locally and nationally from 8:30am - 4:00pm at the UCLA Ackerman Student Union. Various speakers will be featured,...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Education
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L.A. Seeks Sock Donations to Count the Homeless
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Officials in Los Angeles are asking for sock donations to help count the city's homeless during the upcoming Census. The month-long sock drive is beign called "Make the Homeless Count." The drive supports the U.S. Census Bureau's homeless...Tags: West Adams, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Social Issues, Watts
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Settlement Says Religious Group Can Feed Homeless Without Permit
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The state has settled a lawsuit filed by an interfaith group that was allegedly reprimanded for feeding the homeless at an Orange County beach. The California Department of Parks and Recreation said Friday it agreed not to cite the...Tags: State Parks, Orange (Orange, California), Nature, American Civil Liberties Union, Santa Ana
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