A heartbreaking account from the September 9, 2019 Los Angeles Times by Lavonne Ellis, a retired news professional who chose to live in a van over the high price of living in California.
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When the fires happened my wife and I lost everything, but thanks to companies like Farmers Insurance we have been able to put our lives back together and actually help others through Homes 4 the Homeless. We especially want to thank our adjuster Steve Halanski. It’s unusual these days to hear about people who are grateful to their
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When the fire chief decided to dock pay for excessive unexcused absences, why did the number of unpaid leaves for Christmas and New Year’s rise? The New York Times argues that while we as humans generally act in our own self-interest, we have evolved to be really good at cooperation and empathy and are strongly motivated to teach and help others.
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When things were at their worst after losing our home in the wildfires, the people at Habitat for Humanity and Restore stepped in and donated everything we needed to start putting our lives back together. Clothes, furniture, linens, furnishings, building supplies, even food. Thank you!
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In the past few weeks the airwaves were flooded with reports of a mother of four on welfare in the UK decrying living in a shipping container and politicians calling “Scandal!” Sky News interviews her saying, “This is a place for animals, not for human beings.” No one wants to see children living in substandard conditions, but
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Local media sources KSRO and The Press Democrat reported on recent city government efforts to reduce homelessness in the North Bay. More than $250,000 has been allocated for rapid response housing for the homeless. KSRO Radio News reported that Santa Rosa city leaders have been directed by the city council to draw up plans to spend
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(World Economic Forum) The “humble” shipping container popped up on the radar for the World Economic Forum, in an August 2019 blog post about promising applications in the UK. Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects, according to the blog, has obtained approval to construct a series of homes out of the ubiquitous containers. This “cargotecture” project is aimed at providing
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The Bay Area ranks third behind New York and Los Angeles in homelessness, according to homeless trends issued in a groundbreaking report by the Bay Area Council. New York with 76,500 homeless ranks first, followed by Los Angeles with 55,200, and the San Francisco Bay Area ranks third with 28,200.
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FastCompany in 2018 covered a 22-unit building leased by the University of California. The modular, stackable container homes would come fully built inside and put together like legos in four days, a process that would take a year with traditional building methods.
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Despite a recent 1.5 percent reduction in its homeless population and moves to clear out homeless encampments in the past year, Sonoma County is among the top homeless populations in the country, according to 2018 figures. A sharp rise in younger homeless and people living in cars has been the most recent concern. According to
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Homes 4 the Homeless is a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2018 after founder Steve Schneider’s house was burned down in the Sonoma wildfires.
