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Los Angeles VA Has Made Millions on Rental Deals
This story is about one of the most fought-over pieces of property in Los Angeles, the 400 acre Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus in West Los Angeles. It’s in an affluent neighborhood and has been a target of developers. But with many unused buildings, it’s also been coveted as a place to house some of L.A.’s 8,000 homeless veterans. That was the original use of the land, which was donated for an Old Soldiers’ Home in the late 19th century. The VA has not acted on plans announced in 2007 to begin rehabbing unused buildings there for housing for homeless vets. Meanwhile, it’s rented out land and buildings to commercial enterprises. There is no public accounting for this income. Through FOIA and other documents, we found that the VA is renting out the property using a law intended for sharing health care resources, though the renters are non-health related commercial enterprises. We were also able to estimate that the VA has taken in at least 28 million and possibly more than 40 million dollars over the past dozen years, far more than the cost of re-habbing a building to house homeless vets.
Tags: Property; neighborhood; land uses; veterans
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60 Minutes: Hard Times Generation I
A report on how hunger and homelessness affect children and their families.
Tags: recession; poverty; unemployment; child poverty; homeless; shelter;
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60 Minutes: Hard Times Generation II
A story on the Metzger family, one of many homeless families in Florida that have been forced out of their homes to live in cars or on the street, and how they maintain a normal life despite this unconventional living situation.
Tags: recession; poverty; unemployment; child poverty; homeless; shelter;
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Dana Wright; Ken Ullery; Chris Henao
The series shines light on the rampant poverty in the Kansas City area and the failure of the city and county government to address the problem.
Tags: poverty; homelessness; homeless; neglect
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Sex offender, other felons ran camps for homeless kids
This investigation "found that Palm Beach County officials paid a convicted child molester, drug dealers, thieves and other people with criminal records nearly half a million dollars in public money to run summer camps for homeless, foster and impoverished children during the past three years."
Tags: child safety; sex offender; criminal records; child care; criminal background; camp; child welfare
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You Want a Piece of Me
“Homeless teen Corey Black thinks his fortunes have changed when a prominent local businessman offers to buy his kidney. The venture ultimately falls through, leaving Corey right back where he started. The story tracks Corey as the events are unfolding”.
Tags: poor; street; money; payment; homeless; medical; illegal practices; helping
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"Running in the Shadows"
Ian Urbina investigates the issue of homeless youth. Since the economy has worsened, more teens are abandoning their often troubled homes to live on the street. Urbina also looks at how many homeless teens are forced to turn to prostitution as a means of survival.
Tags: homeless; youth; prostitution; group homes; teenage prostitution; runaways; sex trafficking
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Charity or Con?
One hundred victims of Hurricane Katrina were supposed to have their homes rebuilt because of a multi-million dollar charity, but families were left homeless and the money was unaccounted. The charity, "100 Homes, 100 Days," was a partnership of national charities like the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and local charities, collecting more than $3 million.
Tags: homeowner; hurricane relief; donation; donate; natural disaster; Home Depot; Pascagoula;
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Airport Security
"On several occasion, Fox2 discovered open and unattended perimeter gates that appeared to lead to the runways of Lambert St. Louis International Airport. When we alerted security, the Airport Police Chief said it was not a problem because of 'layered security.' Several months later, a homeless man reportedly walked through one of those gates and boarded an airplane. An airline employee found him sleeping on a plane."
Tags: security breach; airline; public parking; Paul Mason;
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City Beneath the Radar
During August of 2007 the city of Gainesville attempted to evict the nearly 1,000 members of Tent City, a local homeless encampment, with a 5-1 vote by the City Commission. The evicted failed and public health and safety issues persist.
Tags: property line; public land; tents; shelter; unemployment; city ordinance;