Homelessness

Fremont reverses course, jettisoning a move that legal experts said could have been used to punished people for "aiding and abetting" homeless encampments.

This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless encampments in California and beyond.

It’s been eight months since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities in California and beyond can respond to homeless encampments, allowing them to clear camps and arrest people  for sleeping outside — even when there’s nowhere  else to sleep.  The July ruling in the case Grants Pass v. Johnson upended six years of […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom fell short of his vow to reduce homelessness and to build 3.5 million new homes. A new state website reports counties' progress on those goals.

Shelters have become California’s go-to solution for homelessness. A CalMatters investigation finds the vast majority of residents stay homeless.

Emergency shelters are supposed to be a safe haven, but records show they’re ineffective — and rife with abuse and scandal.

Navigating California’s homeless shelter system can be complicated. Here are agencies and organizations that can help.

An unhoused man who lives in Orange explains why he and many other Californians who lack a permanent home are so reluctant to stay in shelters.

Lea esta historia en Español Wickey Twohands woke up early on the day he was scheduled to go on trial for sleeping outside. First, he dropped off all his possessions — a bedroll, blankets, clothes and some food — at a friend’s house for safekeeping. Then the 77-year-old caught a bus to the courthouse in […]

The unusual move is alarming activists who worry they could be in the ordinance’s crosshairs.