California is home to the nation’s largest homeless population. Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration has spent more than $20 billion on the issue, recently urged cities and counties to pass laws ...

Faced with a June 2026 deadline, city officials have been counting tents that are tossed during cleanups, even when the ...

Democratic Representatives Jayapal and Frost's Housing Not Handcuffs Act would allow unregulated homeless encampments on ...

The Housing First approach to homelessness isn’t always followed correctly. A California program is trying to change that.

In major cities and more rural areas, arrests and citations rose in the months following last summer’s Supreme Court decision. In some places, officials insist the events are unrelated.

Beaudry Ave,” the statement continued. “Death was pronounced at 1930 hours by a paramedic with the Los Angeles Fire Department.”Theie bodies were then taken to the DME for examinations, which were ...

An investigation reveals that anti-homeless actions increased up to 500% after Grants Pass v. Johnson — even in cities ...

It is among the stricter anti-encampment deterrents proposed by elected officials ... of those using drugs or in distress in a state with an estimated 187,000 homeless people. California is home to ...

Californians are tired and angry about the seemingly intractable, unsheltered, street homelessness crisis. After serving in ...

The state's fiscal year begins July 1. As California faces a shortfall in the billions, here's a look at what the budget ...

A federal court in California declined to issue a preliminary injunction against Berkeley over the city’s plans to close an encampment at Ohlone Park. Berkeley gave proper notice of its intent to ...

California congressman wants mental health resources in ... we get stuck in that,” she said. A person walks by a homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela ...