Homelessness
Year in review: Homelessness policy gets more punitive
State and local governments became more aggressive in sweeping homeless encampments in 2025, among other measures.
Homelessness
Mental Health
Everything you need to know about how to use California’s new mental health court
Who is eligible for CARE Court? How do I file a petition? Can this program force someone into treatment? Read on to find out.
Homelessness
Why Newsom’s CARE Court has struggled to help homeless Californians most in need
CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling through the cracks.
Homelessness
Lawsuits challenge Trump administration’s radical homeless policy changes
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over a huge shift in homelessness policy.
Homelessness
What veto drama and a Texas trip tell us about a potential shift in California’s homelessness strategy
California is under pressure to embrace more temporary homeless shelters and programs that require sobriety, at the potential expense of long-term housing.
Homelessness
California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds
Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.
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 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.