Homelessness

After years of mounting failure to address affordable housing and homelessness at the scale of the need required, 2021 will be California’s big chance.

“Project Homekey” could deliver in months what homelessness advocates have wanted for decades: a huge infusion of cash, and a way around cumbersome regulations. But the silver lining comes with a time limit.

Lea este artículo en español. In 2019, Monterey County sold more than five billion dollars worth of agricultural products, from cannabis to strawberries to leaf lettuce. It is, by far, the largest industry in the county.  However, that industry needs laborers on the ground. Tens of thousands of people plant, pick, and pack the produce that […]

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, November 18. State of the state As California enters its third shutdown of the pandemic, is it better prepared to tamp down the spread of the virus — and handle the economic fallout — than it was when Gov. Gavin Newsom initiated prior lockdowns in March and July? Here’s a […]

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, November 17. Reopening on pause Gov. Gavin Newsom found himself in the unusual position Monday of apologizing for flouting his administration’s public health guidelines even as he directed massive swaths of California’s economy to close down under the most restrictive statewide order since July. Citing California’s fastest increase yet in […]

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, November 3. Results of close races unlikely tonight Election Day is finally here. Today is the last day to cast your ballot, either by mail or in person. Today is your last chance to weigh in on 12 propositions that could affect California’s economic, political and social landscape for generations. […]

State law caps the amount donors can give to a legislator’s campaign — but these special interests can spend as much as they like mounting their own campaigns to praise or trash candidates. And the money interest groups are pouring into these  “independent expenditure committees” has reached dizzying heights. So far more than $31 million of […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that Fresno County and local developers will receive $15.3 million to purchase and rehabilitate a motel complex on Blackstone Avenue to house people experiencing homelessness. A total of $147 million in statewide grants were announced Friday. The money is part of Project Homekey, a $600 million state initiative to […]

Court rulings for San Francisco proposition tax allows simple majority vote to fund infrastructure and social services.