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I-5 work in Tacoma will force homeless camp under overpass to move A group of homeless people staying under the southbound I-5 overpass on Bay Street have to move by next week due to construction. Author: Tony Black Updated: 9:41 AM PST January 29, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. Cara Mitchell with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said crews are looking to save time with continued construction of the southbound I-5 HOV Project. “They [Guy F. Atkinson Construction] found a way to basically shave off two to three months time on their construction schedule by making this change,” Mitchell said. To do so, a small group of homeless people currently staying under the southbound I-5 overpass on Bay Street is going to have to move. ....
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Racial equity is key to helping homeless during the pandemic Racial equity should be at the center of homeless responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say, a recognition that people of color are disproportionately affected by both homelessness and the pandemic. By Howard Center for Investigative Journalism The Department of Housing and Urban Development and leading national experts have said that racial equity should be at the center of homeless responses during the COVID-19 pandemic a recognition that people of color are disproportionately affected by both homelessness and COVID-19. Here’s a look at the issues. What is racial equity? ....
Print In other cities, 64-square-foot aluminum and composite sheds are being used as quick and inexpensive emergency shelter for homeless people. Not in Los Angeles. Here, plans to employ the minimalist structures, known as “tiny homes,” have blossomed into expensive development projects with access roads, underground utilities and concrete foundations and commensurate planning delays. At the city’s first tiny home village, scheduled to open in January, each of the 39 closet-sized homes is costing $130,000, about 10 times what some other cities are spending. Five more villages are planned to open later. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the program in March, signaling that the concept of sheltering people in tiny homes, long neglected in Los Angeles, had emerged as a leading strategy in the city’s response to a federal lawsuit alleging it has done too little to get homeless people off the streets. ....