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Justin Higginbottom/JPRThis year, a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the power to clear homeless encampments. In Yreka, authorities decided to wait until those removed had a place to go. They鈥檙e still waiting. -
Jungho Kim/CalMattersMany California cities offer their homeless residents one-way bus tickets to other places.
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The site near downtown will house 17 small buildings, ranging from 64 to 100 square feet, where homeless people can live. -
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? -
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. -
A program in Humboldt County to provide homeless people with a safe place to park their cars and sleep will be extended for two years. -
Police can鈥檛 force homeless people from encampments unless the city in question has 鈥渁dequate shelter鈥� to offer the people getting forced off the street, according to courts. Now everyone involved wants to know what 鈥渁dequate shelter鈥� is. -
On Tuesday night, Ashland City Council approved the acquisition. Located east of downtown, the property at 2200 Ashland Street will be converted into a shelter. -
California cities of every size lack shelter beds for the state鈥檚 growing homeless population. A new bill would force local governments to do more, and punish ones that don鈥檛 plan housing for homeless Californians. -
Portland is moving forward with a plan to create several massive outdoor homeless encampments. The idea is partly based on outdoor shelters run by Urban Alchemy in Los Angeles and San Francisco. -
Ashland's first 24-hour homeless shelter is finalizing renovations this summer. Organizers want to ensure its stability by raising the money they need. -
Towns along the I-5 corridor have opened severe weather shelters in response to snow and temperatures dropping into the teens this week. -
Gov. Kate Brown joined lawmakers, local elected officials and dozens of agency staff at the grand opening of The ARCHES Inn, a former hotel repurposed as an emergency shelter for Marion County鈥檚 most vulnerable residents. -
The city of Eugene is finally getting a "rest stop"鈥� but not the kind where travelers pull off the freeway for a few minutes. "Rest stop" in this context鈥�
