0MMichele Steeb· Opinion · 5 min · Mar 23, 2026StoryMICHELE STEEB: Addiction Is A Disease — Policy May Finally Catch UpMore than 48 million Americans are battling substance use disorder. Many are deteriorating in plain sight — on sidewalks, in encampments, and in emergency rooms. Others decline behind closed doors. Overdoses are…0 commentsShare
0MMichele Steeb· Opinion · 5 min · Jan 5, 2026StoryMICHELE STEEB: Tragic Tales Demand ReformAcross America’s streets, the homeless epidemic is claiming lives, fracturing families, and eroding public safety. Often deeply intertwined with mental illness and addiction, it has become a humanitarian crisis that…0 commentsShare
0MMichele Steeb· Opinion · 5 min · Aug 29, 2025StoryMICHELE STEEB: The Consequential Link In Ending Street Chaos: Compassion Plus AccountabilityAmerica’s streets have reached a breaking point. Encampments sprawl across sidewalks, untreated mental illness and addiction fuel disorder, and public spaces once vibrant with life have become zones of despair…0 commentsShare
0MMichele Steeb· Opinion · 6 min · Jul 27, 2025StoryMICHELE STEEB: A New Chapter For America’s Homeless: Structure, Recovery, And Hope“Today marks the beginning of the end of Housing First as the federal government’s one-size-fits-all—and failed—approach to homelessness.” Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Ending…0 commentsShare
0MMichele Steeb· Opinion · 5 min · Jul 21, 2025StoryMICHELE STEEB: Gov. Newsom’s Broken Promise On HomelessnessStanding on an Oakland street flanked by legislative allies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a sweeping promise in 2021: California would eliminate family homelessness within five years . Backed by an unprecedented…0 commentsShare
0MMichele Steeb· Opinion · 5 min · Feb 1, 2025StoryMICHELE STEEB: Obama, Biden Pledged To Tackle Homelessness And Failed. Now, Trump Has A Chance To Turn Things AroundThe U.S. homeless population is now at its highest point ever— a staggering 18.1% increase overall and an even more shocking 39% increase in families — according to the recent count of the Department of Housing and…0 commentsShare