Sixty-five people from a long-standing encampment have been placed in stable housing, and outreach efforts are expanding ...

Homelessness — and affordability and housing availability — is among the many concerns voters will ask candidates to address ...

This week, volunteers will fan out for the annual count that helps determine state and federal funding for programs meant to ...

The program focuses on homeless residents with behavioral health obstacles, and those at risk of homelessness.

California counties are reporting decreases in homelessness, suggesting the state is finally making progress in solving one of its most difficult and persistent problems. But even as Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

A homeless man in downtown Los Angeles. California has the largest homeless population in America - Genaro Molina/2025 Los Angeles Times Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has urged officials ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration Tuesday seeking to stop a federal policy change that advocates say could force 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back on the streets or ...

Dozens of California renters are expected to gather at the California state Capitol on Monday, calling on lawmakers to pass a permanent statewide rent cap aimed at preventing evictions and ...

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday pushed cities to ban homeless encampments or sleeping rough on the streets — and is using state funds to force the issue.The Democrat escalated his ...