Mental Health
Everything you need to know about how to use California’s new mental health court
Who is eligible for CARE Court? How do I file a petition? Can this program force someone into treatment? Read on to find out.
Housing
Richard Procter
Deputy Editor
Ben Christopher
Housing Reporter
Marisa Kendall
Homelessness Reporter
Felicia Mello
California Divide Reporter
Homelessness
Why Newsom’s CARE Court has struggled to help homeless Californians most in need
CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling through the cracks.
Homelessness
Lawsuits challenge Trump administration’s radical homeless policy changes
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over a huge shift in homelessness policy.
Housing
One California city’s idea to tackle the housing crisis: Take the stairs
For YIMBYs and other champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a surprisingly buzzy cause. In Culver City, they have a test case.
Politics
More housing on the California coast? Changes at this agency signal a pro-building shift
Three new pro-development appointees at the powerful Coastal Commission are trying to remedy its poor reputation among housing activists and Democratic leaders.
Homelessness
What veto drama and a Texas trip tell us about a potential shift in California’s homelessness strategy
California is under pressure to embrace more temporary homeless shelters and programs that require sobriety, at the potential expense of long-term housing.
Housing
Why California’s historic housing law gave activists a new reason to battle the bus
Opponents to dense housing developments in Los Angeles turned their attention to transit after Gov. Newsom signed a law encouraging construction near bus and rail lines.
Housing
Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing
After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.
Housing
Why this wealthy Bay Area suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing
Los Altos Hills agreed to legalize some apartment buildings. State housing regulators agreed. Nearly two years later, the town wants the state to reconsider.
Homelessness
California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds
Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.