Homelessness

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter", separating fact from myth on the relationship between density and COVID-19.

The vast majority of people who were unhoused in California before coronavirus swept across the state are exactly where they were. Encampments still line the streets. Shelters feel more like a risk than a refuge. And affordable housing is as elusive as ever. Watch as they capture moments from their everyday lives — and talk about […]

State officials are trying to find hotel rooms for homeless Californians with COVID-19 or vulnerabilities, but say the logistics are daunting. 

California announces a cost-sharing project with FEMA to place thousands of vulnerable individuals in hotels and motels. Gov. Gavin Newsom also pledges to find a longer-term solution for the homeless.

Shelters are reporting symptomatic residents. Officials worry about outbreaks in tent camps. State authorities are confronting questions of how to speed up help as much as possible.

As Fresno County scrambles to get its homeless population indoors during the coronavirus crisis, communication roadblocks are causing confusion.

The pandemic collides with the state's homelessness and housing affordability woes.

The wheels of the eviction process are still turning in many parts of the state, and renters can remain subject to ejection for many reasons.

With wide swaths of the economy shutting down, tenants groups are disappointed by the governor's response.

California's governor delivers a bold speech on homelessness — but shies away from the bolder recommendations of his own task force.