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.
Homelessness
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.
Homelessness
Homeless-related arrests, citations soared in these California cities after Supreme Court case
In major cities and more rural areas, arrests and citations rose in the months following last summer’s Supreme Court decision. In some places, officials insist the events are unrelated.
Homelessness
Homelessness is top of mind for many Californians. Why does the proposed budget eliminate funding for it?
California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
Homelessness
Federal DEI, ‘wokeness’ restrictions put California homeless providers in a bind
The largest source of federal homelessness grant dollars now includes restrictions on promoting DEI language and concerns.
Mental Health
California voters passed a $6.4 billion mental health bond. Now, see where that money is going
It can take a long time to build anything in California. The governor's office is trying to move fast on mental health projects funded by a new bond.