Housing

Federal housing authorities announced that a COVID-era emergency housing voucher is running out of cash — and there’s no plan to save it.

It’s legal in California to evict tenants for nonpayment even when they can pay all their overdue rent. A proposal pending in the Legislature seeks to change that.

From biking in San Diego to running in San Francisco, these programs host workout groups specifically for homeless Californians.

Fremont reverses course, jettisoning a move that legal experts said could have been used to punished people for "aiding and abetting" homeless encampments.

This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless encampments in California and beyond.

Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

It’s been eight months since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities in California and beyond can respond to homeless encampments, allowing them to clear camps and arrest people  for sleeping outside — even when there’s nowhere  else to sleep.  The July ruling in the case Grants Pass v. Johnson upended six years of […]

Emergency shelters are supposed to be a safe haven, but records show they’re ineffective — and rife with abuse and scandal.

Shelters have become California’s go-to solution for homelessness. A CalMatters investigation finds the vast majority of residents stay homeless.

Navigating California’s homeless shelter system can be complicated. Here are agencies and organizations that can help.