Homelessness
Newsom vetoes bill for sober homeless housing
The bill by a San Francisco Democrat would have allowed some state-funded homeless housing projects to require sobriety.
Homelessness
Homelessness
Homelessness is dropping in California counties. But funding cuts could derail that progress
Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.
Homelessness
A California city tried to ban homeless shelters. It’s giving up after Newsom’s lawsuit
Norwalk backed down from its ban on homeless shelters after Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Southern California city. A Los Angeles judge must approve the settlement.
Mental Health
6 things to know about how Gov. Newsom’s CARE Court is working so far
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court was supposed to help the sickest people living on California’s streets. We took a look at data from around the state. Here’s what we found.
Homelessness
New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets
Some cities are ramping up efforts to ticket and tow vehicles that shelter homeless Californians.
Mental Health
Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show
In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.
Homelessness
Gov. Newsom launches new task force to clear California homeless encampments
The task force, made up of six different state agencies, is the latest effort by the Newsom administration to remove homeless encampments from California’s streets.
Homelessness
California cities lack unified response on homeless encampments
When it comes to clearing homeless encampments, California cities are governed by a patchwork of very different policies.
Homelessness
Trump’s crackdown on homelessness: What does it mean for California?
Trump’s call to enforce bans on encampments echoes Newsom’s policy. But the president wants to upend two other core tenets of California’s homelessness response.
Homelessness
They were repeatedly ticketed because of their homelessness. What did it change?
In Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego, homeless Californians describe their experiences over the past year as camping ban enforcement has increased.