What is the California Legislature doing about homelessness this year? These are the bills to watch

Bills moving through the Legislature this year address state-funded sober housing, RVs parked on city streets and ...

California spends less than 0.5% of its state-controlled funds on homelessness

California’s leaders have repeatedly promised to tackle homelessness. “I know homelessness can be solved,” Gov. Gavin Newsom declared in his 2020 state of the state address. “This is our cause. This ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

California treats homelessness spending as action. That’s not a measure of success

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California is spending billions on homelessness prevention without the governance infrastructure to know whether ...
CBS News

Homeless blogger wants California's gubernatorial candidates to "bridge that gap between humanity and homelessness"

Laurie Perez is an award-winning journalist you'll catch most nights at 9, 10, and 11 PM reporting on CBS LA. She primarily covers the LA metro area and is a member of CBS LA's Team of journalists ...
Time

Homelessness is Falling in California for the First Time in Years. Here’s What Changed

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Orange County Register

State and local governments have failed Californians on homelessness funding

Homelessness and housing affordability have ranked among Californians’ top policy priorities for years, and featured prominently in the first gubernatorial debate two weeks ago, when the candidates ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Where does California rank in homelessness? The federal report that could tell us has been delayed for months

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Every December, the federal government releases a report that reveals the number of homeless residents in each state ...
PBS

On the Record: California Governor Candidates on Homelessness and Mental Health

California Governor Candidates answer questions about the state of homelessness and mental health. Candidates for California Governor Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, and Antonio Villaraigosa ...
Houston Chronicle

California spends less than 0.5% of its state-controlled funds on homelessness

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) “I know homelessness can be solved,” Gov. Gavin Newsom declared in his 2020 state of ...