Unprecedented trend in western US allows cities and states to cut red tape to allow for more housing and funds as local governments struggle to combat crisisHawaii became the third US jurisdiction on Friday to declare a state of emergency over homelessness,following similar moves in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, or over the past month. Using emergency declarations to tackle intransigent homeless crises is “a unusual phenomenon”,according to Maria Foscarinis, executive director of the National Law middle on Homelessness & Poverty. Public officials typically declare states of emergency before or after a natural disaster. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com