Homelessness

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

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

Lea esta historia en Español Wickey Twohands woke up early on the day he was scheduled to go on trial for sleeping outside. First, he dropped off all his possessions — a bedroll, blankets, clothes and some food — at a friend’s house for safekeeping. Then the 77-year-old caught a bus to the courthouse in […]

Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.

The unusual move is alarming activists who worry they could be in the ordinance’s crosshairs.

Internal reports on deaths, disease, abuse and overdoses will give the public a rare glimpse inside taxpayer-funded shelters.

Lea esta historia en Español Jennielynn Holmes stood in the middle of a make-shift evacuation center when the scope of the crisis hit her.  Surrounded by thousands of people that had just fled the Tubbs Fire that burned through Santa Rosa in 2017, Holmes realized many of these people would soon be added to the […]

Homelessness grew just 3% in California last year, compared to 18% nationwide.

Many California cities cracked down on homeless encampments after a Supreme Court ruling gave them the green light to arrest people.

Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more. Now, its fate is in the hands of President-Elect Trump.