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Mamdani Orders DHS to Lead 311 Encampment Responses and Moves NYPD Off Routine Calls

City Hall says new tracking and outreach will replace police first response as critics warn the change will overload a small DHS staff.

House Subcommittee Summons Mayor Karen Bass to Testify on LA Homeless Funding

Burnham Pledges a Route Off the Streets for Every Rough Sleeper by Christmas

Federal Judge Blocks HUD Suspension and Restores $241 Million for L.A. Homeless Programs

California Expands City Agreements to Clear Homeless Encampments on State Highways

Mayor Karen Bass Draws Fire for Saying Some Homeless Use Meth to Stay Awake

Texts Show Newsom’s Office Pressed Oakland to Address Encampment Outside Marshawn Lynch’s Family Home

Audit Faults King County Homelessness Authority, Prompts Calls To Dismantle

Mayor Lurie Taps MassHealth Leader Mike Levine to Head San Francisco Homelessness Agency

Mamdani Restores NYC Encampment Sweeps With DHS-Led 7-Day Outreach Plan

NYC Cold Snap Deaths Under Review Reach 26 as City Hall Faces Scrutiny Over Reporting Shift

NYC Confirms 19 Outdoor Deaths in Prolonged Freeze — Seven More Hypothermia Fatalities Occurred in Private Homes

NYC Cold Snap Death Toll Hits 14 as City Opens Single-Room Shelter Units

California Ties Homelessness Funds to Encampment Rules, Awards $419 Million to SF, LA and San Diego

Minneapolis Mayor Frey Vetoes Encampment Services Ordinance

Mamdani Reaffirms End to Encampment Sweeps, Courts Developers to Speed Housing

Hochul and Adams Rebuke Mamdani’s Plan to Curb NYPD Encampment Sweeps

Mamdani to End New York City Homeless Encampment Sweeps in January

Cox Names Rep. Tyler Clancy Utah’s Homeless Coordinator, Effective March 2026

Texas and Austin Launch Parallel Encampment Sweeps as City Offers Shelter, Questions State Plan