City Beat: Why are these L.A. people sleeping in stacked pods? It"s not just the cost of housing

No private bedrooms for these L.A. residents. They choose to live in pods or rooms filled with bunk beds. No private bedrooms for these L.A. residents. They choose to live in pods or rooms filled with bunk beds......»»

A developer is proposing new housing plans to the city of San Francisco that include 88 50-square-foot underground "sleeping pods." The pods, which are essentially bunk beds stacked together do.....»»

Over 653,000 people nationwide were unhoused in 2023, according to point-in-time estimates from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And more than half of them, or over 57%, experienced homelessness in just 50 cities nationwide. To find the 50.....»»

Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court.....»»

Some called the policy "utterly evil" and "cruel," while others said the removal of benches would have ramifications for people with disabilities. An R subway train arrives in a virtually empty Fifth Avenue sta.....»»

The pandemic has accentuated stark differences in outcomes between higher- and lower-income people. Here's what might lie ahead......»»

CNBC's Diana Olick reports on the rising demand for housing in the suburbs......»»

The pro-housing Smart Growth Seattle also charged the socialist council member with using city resources to urge people "to commit what amounts to theft by not paying their rent.".....»»

GM showed its EV plans to reporters Wednesday revealing 10 new electric vehicles and a new battery it developed to reduce its cost to put people in EVs......»»

GM showed its EV plans to reporters Wednesday revealing 10 new electric vehicles and a new battery it developed to reduce its cost to put people in EVs......»»

Is it loneliness, or just affordable housing?.....»»

The bunk beds, which are being marketed as "sleeping pods," are the latest alternative living setup that could enter San Francisco's housing market......»»

The bunk beds, which are being marketed as "sleeping pods," are the latest alternative living setup that could enter San Francisco's housing market......»»

Many people in Hong Kong cannot afford proper housing and the city needs to do more to help them, says David Kuo from The Smart Investor......»»

In the basement-level floors, the sleeping pods are stacked on top of one another, like bunk beds, with one.....»»

In the basement-level floors, the sleeping pods are stacked on top of one another, like bunk beds, with one.....»»

A city official in Oakland, California, has proposed a plan to address the high number of unsheltered people in the area by housing them on a cruise ship. KPIX-TV's Kiet Do reports......»»

The Kansas City Chiefs were nearly beaten before they ever took the field against the New England Patriots on Sunday. Team officials mistakenly left the Chiefs’ luggage — including pads, helmets and footballs — on the plane when they flew to.....»»

Expat workers rated 25 elements of living abroad in a foreign city, including quality of life, getting settled, work-life satisfaction, financial security and housing, and local cost of living......»»

Berlin’s governing parties struck a deal to freeze rents for five years, marking one of the most radical plans to tackle spiraling housing costs in a major city and hitting the shares of major apartment owners......»»