Homelessness Spending Likely to Be Focal Point of Austin Budget Conversations

City Council holds budget workshop

In May, City Council heard a budget and finance presentation from Finance Director Josh Armstrong. The presentation included an overview of fiscal year’s 2024-25 budget, council priorities for the new

Homelessness spending likely to be focal point of Austin budget conversations

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the city of Austin looks to release its proposed budget next week, how much money will be dedicated to homelessness? That could be a focal point of budget conversations after Austin City Council voted to make homelessness a top spending priority earlier this year. “We’re positioning our investments in the homelessness response system as one of the city of Austin’s top funding priorities, which is critical. And you’ve heard it…

Peel Region - Council approves Coordinated Homeless Encampment Response

Peel Region Council has approved a Coordinated Homeless Encampment Response for Peel Region, the City of Brampton, the City of Mississauga and the Town of Caledon. The encampment response is a human r. . .

SF Homeless Families Are Caught in City Hall’s Budget Tug of War

Editor’s note: Interviews with Beatriz Vasquez were conducted in Spanish with the help of a translator. Beatriz Vasquez fled violence and extortion in Peru with her husband and two children in 2023 to come to the United States. When they got to the Bay Area, they spent three weeks cycling through hotels before landing at a family shelter in SF for what was supposed to be a temporary stay.  That was nearly two years ago. Though she’s since been o…