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From left, Andrea Zeppa, homeless services regional coordinator for Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless, and Deidra Perry, program financial manager for Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless, team up during Alameda County’s 2024 point-in-time count in Berkeley, on Jan. 25, 2024. The PIT count, which included a voluntary survey, gathers data on the county’s homeless population. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters

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Fewer unhoused people are living on Inland Empire streets

Fewer people were living outside or in shelters in San Bernardino County. In Riverside, more people were in shelters than last year but fewer were on the streets.

Por

Deborah Brennan

• junio 4, 2025

A white and blue train zooms by a street next two a multi-story apartment building in beige and cream tones.

Alojamiento

How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters

Across Los Angeles, rent hikes have led to fewer bus and train riders in an example of how California’s housing crisis is also making its transit crisis harder to solve.

Por

Ben Christopher

• mayo 29, 2025

A person wearing a jacket labeled "LAHSA" on the back is seen from behind, standing near a pile of personal belongings and debris in an outdoor encampment. In the background, individuals interact near tents and tarps, with one person holding an item. Yellow caution tape partially frames the foreground, suggesting a restricted area or active cleanup operation. The scene takes place on a sunny day.

Personas sin hogar

Why California’s biggest local effort to fight homelessness is starting all over again

California cities and counties are supposed to work together to help their homeless residents. But those partnerships can be fraught.

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Marisa Kendall

• mayo 20, 2025

Casas nuevas en construcción en Pleasanton el 16 de junio de 2024. La ciudad de Pleasanton votó para explorar la posibilidad de convertirse en una ciudad autónoma. Foto de Loren Elliott para CalMatters

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Is the secret to housing affordability in California buried in the building code?

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would pause updates to state housing standards. Is the building code to blame for California's housing crisis?

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Ben Christopher

• mayo 15, 2025

Two construction workers stand in a raised green boom lift labeled “Sunbelt Rentals,” installing or inspecting a window awning on a multi-story red and tan building. The scene is viewed through a fence topped with barbed wire, with graffiti visible on the fence. A concrete BART station structure is on the left, and the sky is clear and blue.

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Newsom picks more housing over CEQA in backing two bills meant to speed construction

The California environmental law known as CEQA can be used to block construction in developed areas. Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting changes to encourage more housing.

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Ben Christopher

• mayo 14, 2025

A homeless man's tent set up along the side of Golden State Boulevard just under Highway 41 in southwest Fresno on Feb. 11, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters.

Personas sin hogar

As Newsom pressures cities to clear homeless camps, they say this agency is moving too slow

Pending legislation would push Caltrans to work more closely with California cities on dismantling homeless encampments around its highways.

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Marisa Kendall

• mayo 13, 2025

Rodeado de trabajadores con trajes protectores y bolsas de basura de color naranja brillante, el gobernador Gavin Newsom ayuda a despejar un campamento para personas sin hogar en San Diego.

Personas sin hogar

Newsom wants cities to force homeless Californians to move camp every 3 days

In his latest push to crackdown on homeless encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to make certain camps illegal.

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Marisa Kendall

• mayo 12, 2025

An encampment with scattered belongings, shopping carts, a tent covered in plastic, and a frosted artificial Christmas tree. A person stands near a chain-link fence while another sits by the tent. A worn trailer is in the background, and a dog is partially visible in the foreground.

Alojamiento

‘Millions out on the street virtually overnight’: How Trump’s budget proposal could affect California

President Donald Trump's budget proposal in its present form would have huge effects on housing and homelessness in California.

Por

Ben Christopher

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Marisa Kendall

• mayo 5, 2025

A person, wearing a light blue suit, looks towards their left as they sit in front of a wooden desk surrounded by other people.

Política

When will Democratic lawmakers make California more affordable? Later, leaders say

It’s been five months since California’s legislative leaders deemed affordability an “urgent” issue for the session. So far: committees, bills, but few results.

Por

Yue Stella Yu

• mayo 5, 2025

A person wearing a red sweatshirt and glasses sits on a sidewalk, leaning against a building with their reflection visible in the window beside them. Trees and traffic are blurred in the background.

Personas sin hogar

They found their homeless loved ones after years apart. But that was just the beginning

After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here’s what happened next.

Por

Marisa Kendall

• mayo 1, 2025