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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBThey鈥檙e hoping state lawmakers will be moved to act by a Friday deadline, but opponents say existing law is adequate. -
Jungho Kim/CalMattersIt鈥檚 been eight months since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities in California and beyond can respond to homeless encampments, allowing them to clear camps and arrest people for sleeping outside 鈥� even when there鈥檚 nowhere else to sleep.
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The City of Roseburg is considering whether to punish some camping code violations with jail time. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. -
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Thursday requiring state agencies to adopt policies to humanely remove homeless encampments on their property. -
The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision on homelessness will test a shelter system that鈥檚 full of problems 鈥� and lacking accountability. -
The issue could demand attention when lawmakers meet next year. -
The ruling won鈥檛 immediately allow Oregon cities to begin penalizing unhoused people for resting on public property, due to a state law that puts limits on sweeping public camping bans. -
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.
