Counties are seeking a formalized partnership with the state and cities to advance funding, shelters and social services.

Homelessness — and affordability and housing availability — is among the many concerns voters will ask candidates to address ...

The governor has boasted a 9% drop in unsheltered homelessness, but many more people in California are homeless than before ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom gives his final State of the State address as governor at the California Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday. Sacramento County, like many communities across the state, hasn’t ...

Possible 2026 California ballot initiative gives seniors a tax break they don’t need — to prevent a homeless problem they don ...

The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news for the California agencies tasked with fighting homelessness looms: President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to deeply cut ...

Across California, homeless encampments on city streets, in public parks and beneath highways have become among the most visible symbols of the state's overwhelming challenges with affordable housing.

California housing advocates and lawmakers say more affordable housing and increases in state and federal funding would address the state’s homelessness crisis. But some disagree on the underlying ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news ...

Sacramento County, like many communities across the state, hasn’t attempted to physically count the number of homeless people since January 2024, per federal guidelines. Yet on Thursday from ...