November 6, 2023

Read this story in English. California ha invertido miles de millones de dólares en encontrar hogares para veteranos sin hogar, pero el número de ex miembros del servicio militar que viven en la calle se ha mantenido estable durante casi una década. Hoy en día, un tercio de los veteranos sin hogar del país se […]

As the media landscape transforms and opinion sections shrink statewide, Californians need a robust forum to discuss the issues affecting their lives. “California Voices,” our reimagined commentary section, seeks to fill that role.

Read this story in English. No lo podemos llamar una ‘tripledemia’… al menos por el momento. La influenza o ‘Flu’, el virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS) y el COVID-19 están circulando este otoño, pero aún no al ritmo que preocupaba a las agencias de salud pública hace un año.  A medida que nos acercamos a la […]

New vaccines for RSV and an updated booster for COVID-19 give Californians more tools to protect themselves from respiratory viruses this fall.

Despite spending by Democrat lawmakers, California's homeless population kept growing over the last five years. The current approach of throwing money at the problem is clearly not working.

California’s population of homeless veterans has plateaued despite billions of dollars in state spending to create housing for former military service members. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to shift the state’s resources to focus on veterans with serious mental health conditions.

The California Voices commentary section will provide the best place in the state to read and contribute thought-provoking editorials from a variety of perspectives.

To reach tens of thousands of people living in tent encampments, California must prioritize and focus the billions generated through the Mental Health Services Act. Proposition 1, going before voters in March, is a major step towards the original law's promise.

California can't solve homelessness without vastly improving the public mental health system. Without treatment and interventions, those with a serious mental illness deteriorate and lose housing.

The conditions surrounding homelessness in Texas and California are different, but Houston's success offers lessons. The first step requires setting aside individual priorities and committing to collective impact.