Homelessness

The Trump administration downplayed the decline in homelessness, contending far more people are on the streets today than a decade ago.

California understands the pathway into homelessness. What the state still lacks is a coordinated system designed to interrupt it before families lose housing.

The federal government's annual "point-in-time" homelessness count is used by city and county governments across the country to determine funding and gauge progress in getting people off the streets.

The records provide a first-of-its-kind look into how a historic investment in homeless housing played out.

Whoever takes the mantle as California’s next governor will face an immediate test as they try to solve the crisis of homelessness on our streets. Nearly a quarter of all homeless U.S. residents live in California, though the state is only home to 11% of the country’s overall population. Voters are frustrated by encampments that […]

Being homelessness meant taking on damage night after night. Having a roof over my head means I could begin to heal. Now it’s all at risk.

About a third of homeless people are renters, but since California's 58 county superior courts don’t all report on evictions, it’s hard to know what happened to those leases.

Typical mental health efforts missed many Black Californians who are homeless, but some organizations made progress until Trump’s recent funding cuts.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court struggles to serve Californians in acute mental health crises. Two bills are moving forward to change that.

California's mental health initiatives sometimes bypass individuals with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, often the most expensive to treat.