Homelessness

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.

Many California cities offer their homeless residents one-way bus tickets to other places.

Experts predict funding cuts and policy changes. But Trump and Newsom appear to agree on encampment sweeps.

After a “chaotic” start, LA’s effort to clear homeless camps is making progress. But problems remain.

In Los Angeles County, where more than 75,000 people have nowhere to call home, voters will decide whether to tax themselves to help get people off the street.

Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.

Lea esta historia en Español Whose fault is the California homelessness crisis?  According to Gov. Gavin Newsom, cities and counties are to blame for failing to get people off the street — despite all the money he’s given them to do so. That was the message the governor pushed today as he signed a package […]