Half Moon Bay was alive with small town spirit on Sunday at the 50th annual âOl Fashioned Fourth of Julyâ parade and festival.
A steady stream of visitors and locals alike poured into the townâs Main Street to enjoy an event billed as the Coastside Rising âSo Happy Together.â
âWe love the community here and the small-town feel,â said Leonie Wohl who came from Burlingame for the parade.
The festival marked a return to normalcy as large outdoor gatherings are now permitted under San Mateo County and state guidelines. With last yearâs celebration canceled due to the pandemic, organizers aimed to highlight newfound optimism and hope at the gathering.
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Homelessness Falls in America But Rises in Big Cities
Homelessness is on the rise in many of America s biggest cities as wealth concentrates in urban centers, elevating rents and squeezing supplies of affordable housing in places like Los Angeles and New York, new federal data show.
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By James Nash and Esme E. Deprez
Homelessness is on the rise in many of America s biggest cities as wealth concentrates in urban centers, elevating rents and squeezing supplies of affordable housing in places like Los Angeles and New York, new federal data show.
Homelessness in and around big U.S. cities increased 3 percent this year, even as the nation s overall rate declined 2 percent, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released Thursday. Nowhere has the problem grown more acute than in the Los Angeles region, where the homeless population rose 20 percent, to more than 41,000 people. Los Angeles has the largest unsheltered popula
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