homelessness | CalMatters

commercial real estate

Can declining commercial real estate demand help address California’s housing crisis?

by Guest Commentary July 18, 2020July 10, 2020

A decline in commercial real estate demand could represent an opportunity to reallocate portions toward more affordable housing in California.

Taun Hall stands on the porch of her Walnut Creek home next to a green ribbon, the international symbol for mental health awareness. She and some of her neighbors display the ribbons in remembrance of her son, Miles, who was killed last year by Walnut Creek police during a mental health crisis. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Who responds to nonviolent crises? New urgency to remove police from the equation

by Jocelyn Wiener July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

Where to get financial help during coronavirus in California — and is it enough?

by Jackie Botts June 29, 2020July 7, 2020

Moms 4 Housing founder Dominique Walker and others talk in the dining room of a vacant house in West Oakland on January 13, 2020. Members of the group have been illegally occupying a vacant home since November to bring attention to affordable housing issues. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

Black Californians’ housing crisis, by the numbers

by Matt Levin June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

Newsom: We’re ready to keep reopening

by Emily Hoeven June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

A police offer watches the crowd from behind a gas mask during a demonstration May 29, 2020 Downtown Oakland. Thousands took to the streets Friday night in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Defund the police? Inside cities’ responses

by Emily Hoeven June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

Salvador Bradford tidies his studio at Hotel Berry. Bradford has been living in the one-room unit for 8 months and spends most of his time watching movies and keeping his room organized. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Converting a motel to homeless housing, step by step

by Matt Levin June 9, 2020June 15, 2020

“Someone will contract the virus here:” Meet homeless Californians trying to survive a pandemic

by Byrhonda Lyons April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

Watch: Help for homeowners, renters, and people who are homeless

by CalMatters staff April 23, 2020April 24, 2020

First responders at a Kaiser emergency room in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA only using 32% of ventilators

by Emily Hoeven April 10, 2020April 10, 2020