Marisa Kendall
CalMatters-
More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down. -
Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing. -
Doctors on the front lines of California鈥檚 homelessness and mental health crises are using monthly injections to treat psychosis in their most vulnerable patients. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he鈥檇 send tiny homes to San Jose, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego County. Why haven鈥檛 any materialized yet? -
Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But would the measure actually help get people housed? -
Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California鈥檚 current 鈥榟ousing first鈥� law. -
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear a case that will have major implications on homelessness policy in California. Find out where your leaders stand on the issue. -
A bill to ban homeless encampments statewide near parks, schools and transit hubs failed to get out of the same legislative committee as last year. -
A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that city paints a more nuanced picture. -
There鈥檚 so little data available, it鈥檚 impossible to even tell if several of California鈥檚 largest homelessness programs are working, according to a statewide audit released Tuesday. -
HUD wants to see what happens when you give cash directly to renters, instead of traditional vouchers. At least one California housing authority is interested. -
The mortality rate for unhoused Americans more than tripled in 10 years. New data makes clear lives are at stake as California leaders try to combat the homelessness crisis.
