California has about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but about 45 percent of the country’s unsheltered homeless population ...

The governor has boasted a 9% drop in unsheltered homelessness, but many more people in California are homeless than before ...

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

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 ...

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has taken a queer eye to his city's homeless issue to get people housed and he's helping other mayors come up with solutions to shelter unhoused residents. However, ...

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Americans pour staggering amounts of money into the fight against homelessness every year through federal programs, state funding and private donations. Yet a new analysis argues that despite the ...

Sacramento County, like many communities across the state, hasn’t attempted to physically count the number of homeless people since January 2024, per federal guidelines. Yet on Thursday from ...

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