There’s a push to address homelessness at the root causes in the city of Jasper. Earlier this month, the Jasper City Council ...

The executive order shifts focus from housing-first to institutionalizing homeless individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. Critics argue the order fails to address root causes of ...

Re “Nearly 20% of San Diego fires ‘likely’ began by homeless encampments, data shows” (March 10): Duh! Having experienced a fire from a homeless encampment, it seems to me that the root cause is not ...

Re: “Seattle breaks records on homeless tents removed, encampments cleared” (April 21, Project Homeless) and “Spokane outlaws discriminating against homeless job applicants” (April 26, Northwest): ...

Walk into any emergency room and you’ll see it: triage. Doctors and nurses move fast to stabilize, assess and keep patients alive. It’s lifesaving work — but no one would confuse it with treatment.

Re: “Seattle residents report encampments in record numbers” (Oct. 3, Project Homeless): Regarding this heartbreaking news, may we please identify and commit to solving the root problems that lead to ...