Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that takes homeless individuals off Florida’s streets and places them in encampments monitored by law enforcement. The shortsighted law neglects individual circumstances and fails to adequately address the complex set of social, economic, legal and health issues that homeless people are enduring. House Bill 1365 bans homeless people from
Alachua County homeless service providers could potentially lose millions of dollars of funding they are entitled to if they can’t find a lead agency to administer the money. The Continuum of Care (CoC) is a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development designated community collaborative that seeks to address homelessness and utilize HUD funding,
The former Quality Inn & Suites in Thousand Oaks has been a semi-abandoned construction site for about the past six months. Piles of broken asphalt and construction debris sit on the property. Some wings of the old motel have fresh paint and new windows; others don’t. Tarps cover most of the roof. Last summer, contractors