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Also: LA expands an anti-camping ordinance, and Sacramento purchases 102 acres for homeless services

Another jurisdiction claims the "functional zero" mantle. But what does that mean?

Also, NYC homeless shelters will provide separate units for transgender people, and more.

The city’s new safe parking site will come with increased enforcement around Candlestick Point.

The city’s new safe parking site will come with increased enforcement around Candlestick Point.

Officials hope the new community will provide a safer alternative to emergency shelters, but it comes with its own set of challenges. 

<p><span>Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced the appointment of Janis Bowdler to serve as the Department’s first Counselor for Racial Equity. Ms. Bowdler will be charged with coordinating Treasury’s efforts to advance racial equity including engaging with diverse communities throughout the country and to identify and mitigate barriers to accessing benefits and opportunities with the Department.</span></p>
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The U.S. Treasury is creating a new role of point person for racial equity, hiring JPMorgan Chase veteran Janis Bowdler for the job.

Two states have fully legalized marijuana but have no process in place, at all, for removing those convictions.

Peak commute time has long ruled our lives, our cities, our tax dollars. But it doesn’t have to.