In recent months, major cities including San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Fresno and Los Angeles have significantly ...

Supervisor Matt Dorsey on Tuesday is expected to introduce proposals to help San Francisco open sober housing sites for the ...

CARE Court is intended to get the state’s most mentally ill people into help and housing but has fallen short of enrollment expectations.

Senate Bill 634 would hold cities accountable for addressing homelessness by preventing them from banning supportive services ...

California counties are reporting decreases in homelessness, in part because the state and federal government has invested in helping people find housing. However, the money that helped make ...

Homelessness won’t be solved by drawing a line between those who deserve public assistance and those who don’t, writes.

A startling trend has hit Santa Clara County over the past two years — more people have fallen into homelessness for the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom convened a new statewide task force to prioritize and remove homeless encampments and bring services and shelter to homeless people in California’s ten largest cities. Those cities ...

Housing and civil rights advocates have criticized the growing criminalization of homelessness, calling it a moral failure ...

A new California bill could bring more accountability to homeless shelters in Santa Clara County. Assembly Bill 750 aims to ...

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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 ...