California's spending on homelessness has decreased significantly in recent years, despite evidence that prior investments ...

This story was originally published on Smart Cities Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Smart Cities Dive newsletter. San Jose, California, entered into an agreement ...

As part of a special federal task force investigating where a staggering $24 billion designated for homelessness in California has ended up, the Department of Justice revealed initial findings on ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a new podcast interview that homelessness and poverty were the poster child of the state's failures and said the affordability and housing crisis was the ...

A candidate for California’s State Assembly is taking an unconventional approach to highlighting the homelessness crisis plaguing the coastal region by giving an unfiltered point of view during his ...

President Donald Trump is likely to run into stiff resistance if he pitches federal intervention to solve California’s rising homelessness crisis, absent buy-in from the state. Experts say there are ...

Tucked between the homes of an East Palo Alto neighborhood, there’s a small yellow building. Inside, on a weekday in late November, young people — ranging in age from adolescence to early adulthood — ...

Mane “Jessica” Davila stares out of her tent on a rainy day on 10th Street in Sacramento on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The association representing California’s counties is suggesting a formalized ...

California has about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but about 45 percent of the country’s unsheltered homeless population, at about 116,000 individuals. That is down from 124,000 in 2024, but up 7 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mayor Karen Bass lifted the state of emergency on homelessness, saying there has been “a real shift.” The state of ...

It’s up to politicians in California and other states to build more affordable housing and pass rent control to stop ...