{"id":2477311,"date":"2025-08-21T16:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-offers-new-space-for-homeless-people-needing-shelter-during-trump-dc-takeover\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T16:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:44:47","slug":"bowser-offers-new-space-for-homeless-people-needing-shelter-during-trump-dc-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-offers-new-space-for-homeless-people-needing-shelter-during-trump-dc-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowser offers new space for homeless people needing shelter during Trump DC takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbowser-offers-new-space-for-homeless-people-needing-shelter-during-trump-dc-takeover%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2477311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new shelter for homeless individuals amid President Donald Trump&#8217;s federal takeover of the city&#8217;s crime response. The new facility, called the E Street Bridge Housing Program, is set to open in the fall and will increase accommodation capacity by offering private rooms rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anchorage-mayor-eases-mask-mandate-for-vaccinated-people-in-certain-settings\/\" title=\"Anchorage Mayor Eases Mask Mandate For Vaccinated ... In Certain Settings\">communal spaces<\/a>, following the model of a previous shelter, The Aston, which opened in december 2024. These efforts align with a broader city initiative to provide shelter space for all homeless people, especially as the city clears homeless encampments. while homelessness remains a challenge in D.C., recent statistics show a decline in the number of unhoused individuals compared to previous years. Trump had pledged to address the homelessness crisis through stricter measures, including relocating homeless populations away from the capital and imposing treatment or legal consequences. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bowser offers new space for homeless people needing shelter during Trump DC takeover<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2207288\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> announced on Thursday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, will soon offer a new shelter for homeless people during President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> federal takeover of the city&rsquo;s crime response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have shelter space available for anyone who needs it,&rdquo; Bowser <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1958594036228661654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-man-posing-as-homeless-outreach-worker-for-allegedly-selling-drugs-out-of-l-a-encampment\/\" title=\"Police Arrest Man Posing As ... Outreach Worker For Allegedly Selling Drugs Out Of L.A. Encampment\">bridge housing<\/a> at E Street&mdash;expected to open in the fall&mdash;will increase our capacity to meet people where they are and bring more people inside.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3777365\/biden-spokesman-ian-sams-met-former-president-twice-comer\/\">Biden spokesman Ian Sams only met former president twice, Comer says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3777471\/gemini-trump-gsa-google-contract-ai-47-cents\/\">Trump&rsquo;s GSA seals major Google contract offering Gemini AI to agencies for $0.47<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3777261\/bed-bath-beyond-newsom-chairman-laments-getting-rejected\/\">Bed Bath &amp; Beyond chairman laments getting &#8216;rejected&#8217; by Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >work crews began clearing homeless encampments<\/a> at multiple city locations, including one site near the E Street Expressway, in March. Trump&rsquo;s actions to combat crime accelerated the process.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser unveiled the E Street Bridge Housing Program, the district&rsquo;s second non-congregate homeless shelter, at a Thursday press conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIVE: Mayor Bowser Previews E Street Bridge Housing Program <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gjNYPExXha\">https:\/\/t.co\/gjNYPExXha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1958550695566545251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Building on the success of The Aston, our new bridge housing program at E Street will increase our capacity to meet people where they are and bring more people into shelter,&rdquo; Bowser said. &ldquo;We know that the safest place for people to be is inside, and so another part our message today is that we have shelter space available for everyone who needs it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Aston Bridge Housing Facility opened in December 2024, with Bowser touting the shelter as the first of its kind. The non-congregate model means families or individuals can receive private rooms and other accommodations instead of sharing large communal spaces with other residents.<\/p>\n<p>The Aston was transformed from a college dorm formerly owned by George Washington University. The district bought the dorm for $27.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>For the E Street location, D.C. leaders are partnering with a woman who owns the building. The facility is expected to open this fall, with no set date announced yet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bedroom is seen at the opening of a new housing shelter for homeless adults in Washington, Thursday, August. 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before federalizing the local police force and deploying the National Guard, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3495782\/trump-says-dc-homeless-must-move-out-immediately-in-announcing-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vowed to address<\/a> the city&rsquo;s homelessness crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before,&rdquo; he wrote on Truth Social on Aug. 10, the day before launching the federal takeover. &ldquo;The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3497776\/dc-homeless-accept-treatment-face-jail-trump-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOMELESS MUST ACCEPT TREATMENT OR FACE JAIL IN TRUMP DC CLEAN-UP PLAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While homelessness has remained a problem for the district&rsquo;s image, the issue has trended downward in recent years. About 5,000 people were experiencing homelessness in D.C. as of January 2025 compared to 2024, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mayor.dc.gov\/release\/2025-point-time-results-show-decrease-homelessness-highlighting-continued-success-key\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest statistics<\/a> released in May. This represents a 9% decrease from the previous year. For comparison, more than 8,000 people were unhoused in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s homelessness rate was 19% lower than the rate in 2020, which was recorded right before the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowser announces new homeless shelter amid Trump DC takeover<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2477312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25233624034223.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20645,61717,41128,61716,33224],"class_list":["post-2477311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bowser","tag-emergency-housing","tag-homeless-shelter","tag-trump-dc-takeover","tag-washington-dc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25233624034223.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477311"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477315,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477311\/revisions\/2477315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2477312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}