CS: 3 Homeless Rescued When River Floods Their Camp

Heavy rain swelled the Sacramento River and its tributaries on Sunday and poured into a wooded area in Tehama County east of Interstate 5.  The water flooded the camp of three homeless people who were swept into the river.  They were rescued by a California Highway Patrol helicopter who had to airlift them to safety

CS: Possible Cutting of Homeless Voucher Program Would Result in Uprise of Homeless

A proposal in Washington to cut a critical program for homeless veterans will result in thousands more vets living on the streets across the country and here in San Francisco. Now hope for thousands of former military service members will be dashed by this cutback to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and VA's Supported Housing voucher program,currently our best hope for addressing veteran homelessness.

CS: Homeless Cyclist Still Competes

Even though Japanese sprint cyclist, Kazunari Watanabe, just lost his family's home as a result of the massive earthquake, he still is determined to compete in the Track Cycling World Championships.  Now that Watanabe is homeless it is important that his team does well in the competition in order to help pay for refuge.

Tokyo Fears Radiation in Tapwater

According to officials in Tokyo, their water did not meet the safety standards for infants to drink thus causing extreme concern in Tokyo.  The radiation came in a plume that floated from the exploded reactor in Japan. The Japanese people are clearing the store shelves of their bottled water despite the governments request to buy only what they need.

Gadafi Demands Roll Back Due to Presence of NATO Ships

Despite Libya's opposition's weak form of a new government, they have forced Gadhafi to roll back with the help of NATO.  NATO ships patrolled off Libya's coast wednesday as airstrikes, missiles and angry rebels forced Moammar Gadhafi's tanks to roll back from two key western cities, including one that was the hometown of army officers who tried to overthrow him in 1993.

Philladelphia Pizzeria Owner Caught Sabotaging Competing Pizzerias

Nikolas Galiatsatos, 47, owner of Nina's Bella Pizzeria in Philladelphia, faces charges of disorderly conduct, harassment and animal cruelty, say the local police because he was caught putting bags of mice in competing pizza parlors to scare away customers.

CS: The Richest of the World are Almost One Trillion Richer!

According to Forbes' List the number of billionaires climbed to 1,210, setting a record with combined wealth of $4.5 trillion, up from $3.6 trillion a year ago. The biggest chunk of that wealth, $1.5 trillion, is controlled by people in the U.S.
  This information raises the question, "If there is so much wealth in America, why are there so many homeless people too?"  Most people would respond that America is a capitalist society and that people have the freedom to make or not make as much money as they can.  Unfortunately that response overlooks the fact that some Americans are given way more opportunities while others cannot get out of the unfavorable financial situation they were born into. The people in the $1.5 trillion group could really make a huge difference if only they gave a percent of their wads of cash to the homeless.

Georgia Piano Company Prosecuted for Smuggling Ivory

A Georgia piano importer has been sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to federal charges of illegally smuggling internationally protected elephant ivory into the United States.

CS: Newsom's Plan for Helping the Homeless Withered

Former Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom had a to-do list before leaving office which included establishing a house for Project Homeless Connect which gives services to the homeless such as legal help, housing guidance and haircuts

CS: What percent of Bay Area Parolees are Homeless?

Statistics show that the rate of inmates being released as homeless parolees in the Bay Area is higher than ever.