There is simply no comprehensive state tally in 2025 to compare with 2024. Politicians tend to misuse some imperfect ...

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 ...

Americans pour staggering amounts of money into the fight against homelessness every year through federal programs, state funding and private donations. Yet a new analysis argues that despite the ...

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 ...

The governor on Thursday will tout this sign of progress on an issue that has long bedeviled California politicians.

A homeless encampment is seen along Coyote Creek Trail near Tully Road in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, March 1, 2024. Following a Supreme Court ruling, dozens of California cities have enacted camping ...

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