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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a controversial bill designed to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places, continuing to say he doesn’t want Florida to become like places such as San Francisco.
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Legislation backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that seeks to prevent unhoused people from sleeping in public places is ready to go to the full Senate and House.
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During a Monday press conference in Miami Beach, he spoke in support of a bill that would ban cities and counties from allowing people to camp or sleep in public parks, sidewalks and streets.
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The annual Point In Time Count of homeless people living in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties is coming to a close, with some early tallies showing increases across some demographics.
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Clean up has begun at an encampment on Murphy Road and Beggs Lane in Pensacola. Although trespass warning signs were posted last month, no one has been removed from the property.
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Dozens of unhoused people will be displaced as trespass orders begin Thursday, June 15 at an encampment on Marshall Lane in Escambia County.
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Elected officials from the City of Pensacola and Escambia County hear about the federal All In plan for reducing homelessness and how they can secure maximum funding.
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Opening Doors Northwest Florida is widening the scope of the Point-in-Time Count in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, which is expected to yield a larger, more accurate total.
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Ferris Hill Baptist Church might seem like an ordinary church to anyone on the outside. But to many, Ferris Hill is a place of hope, and a sign of better days to come.
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Work is currently underway to provide beds, medical care to homeless population in Pensacola.