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California vs. Florida: What you need to know before the Newsom-DeSantis debate

by CalMatters November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

What to know about COVID, homelessness and more before watching Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis debate on Fox.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at the Interstate 10 freeway repair site in Los Angeles. Mayor Bass, along with Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom and local LA officials announced that the burn affected I-10 section of the freeway would be opened by late Sunday evening on Nov. 19, 2023. Photo by Ted Soqui/SIPA USA via Reuters

Karen Bass shows her political strengths with the rapid reopening of Los Angeles freeway

by Jim Newton November 21, 2023November 20, 2023

Homeless tents at an encampment near the PATH apartment complex in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2021.

California needs to change its homelessness policies, not spend more money

November 6, 2023November 5, 2023 by Brian Jones

Army veteran Latoya White at her home on Treasure Island in San Francisco, on Oct. 24, 2023. A third of the nation’s homeless veterans live in California, where the state has spent several billion dollars creating more housing specifically for former military service members since 9/11. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters

One-third of homeless veterans live in California. Newsom is backing a new plan to help them

by Shreya Agrawal November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Alard Gavorkian, an unhoused woman in downtown Los Angeles, tends to her belongings on Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Shannon Stapleton, Reuters

Shifting how California funds its mental health system is critical to getting more people off the streets

November 6, 2023November 5, 2023 by Darrell Steinberg

Fernando Maya in his room at the PATH apartment complex in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2021. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Housing alone won’t solve homelessness. California must expand its mental health system

November 6, 2023November 5, 2023 by Patricia Fontana

A small homeless encampment in Houston, Texas on May 5, 2023. Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar for CalMatters

How Houston curbed homelessness and what California can learn from it

November 6, 2023November 5, 2023 by Sara Martinez

An unhoused person sleeps on a sidewalk in Los Angeles, on Feb. 13, 2023. Homelessness remains hugely visible throughout California with people living in tents and cars and sleeping outdoors on sidewalks and under highway overpasses. Photo by Jae C. Hong, CalMatters

Once homeless, California makes it needlessly difficult for people to regain housing

November 6, 2023November 5, 2023 by Zella Knight

In this photo illuminated by an off-camera flash, several homeless people stand next to their tents across the street from a luxury apartment building in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 2023. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

It will take big solutions to overcome decades of bad homelessness policies

November 6, 2023November 5, 2023 by Tomiquia Moss

Mia Salvaggio organizes her room at the DignityMoves tiny home village in downtown San Francisco, on Oct. 3, 2023. The program provides interim supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters

Why tiny homes will remain part of California’s homelessness equation for years

by Jeanne Kuang October 19, 2023October 20, 2023

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