Programs such as Jamboree Housing Corp. have leveraged Medi-Cal funding to offer access to social services that experts say ...

The new law responds to a recent crackdown on homeless encampments nationwide, following a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.

A new law going into effect Jan. 1, 2026 prevents cities from penalizing outreach workers who provide services such as legal ...

A state law seeks to protect workers who provide services to unhoused residents, regardless of where they live.

California's new law, effective January 1, 2026, protects outreach workers from penalties when helping homeless individuals, even in illegal encampments. Senate Bill 634, initially aimed at preventing ...

The Trump administration is trying to reverse failed policies that have left people to die on the streets. That would be a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — California voters have grown so frustrated with the blue state’s failure to reduce homelessness that well over a third of the electorate now supports local laws that allow police to ...

A California law taking effect in January will expand Gov. Gavin Newsom’s costly mental health court that’s been described as ...

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 ...

An unhoused resident sorts through a pile of clothes before an encampement sweep at Cesar Chavez Park in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego on Aug. 15, 2024. (File photo by Adriana ...

Having survived a recall vote, the governor is free to focus on the state’s homeless population and housing shortage. He has more room to maneuver than he did when he first took office. By Conor ...

Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress. California counties are reporting decreases in homelessness, ...