Tag: HOMELESSNESS

A week after a crowded community meeting on public safety, the Homewood City Council had the City attorney draft an ordinance to address some of the most common public safety concerns around the growing homeless problem.

The rise of homelessness in Homewood has become a significant topic during the 2025 municipal election, with multiple candidates discussing it at forums and events.

Biloxi city officials or police are shipping homeless people across the Mississippi-Alabama state line to Mobile, according to City of Mobile chief of staff James Barber.

Left-wing national media outlet Vice released a story on Thursday morning that cited staunch critics of liberal Democrat and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s new “micro-shelter” program, which he suggests will help solve the homelessness problem in the city. 

The Birmingham City Council unanimously passed a measure to move forward with a plan to build a community of “micro-shelters” for the homeless in the city.

The Birmingham City Council is considering building “micro-shelters” to address the homelessness problem in the city.