The outgoing governor said the state is building housing, expanding treatment and shelter, and holding local governments accountable.

Preliminary data from Governor Gavin Newsom's administration indicates that California's unsheltered homeless population ...

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An underground homeless encampment was uncovered along a ritzy California bike path only after emergency crews discovered a fire burning inside. The fire at the subterranean encampment along the ...

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But advocates point out this drop in homeless numbers is happening at the same time the state has ramped up encampment sweeps. They question whether there has actually been a drop in homelessness, or ...

It’s long been called Berserkely for a reason. Berkeley, birthplace of the 1960s free speech movement, has always had its quirks, its grit, its radicals and free spirits. But it hasn’t always had ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California reduced its official homeless count in 2025 after years of increases. Now, preliminary data for 2026 shows ...

California plans to free up existing state funding for homeless housing that requires residents to be sober, shifting away from a strict “housing first” model and toward recovery and intervention.

Steve Hilton discussed California's homelessness crisis during a Sacramento campaign stop, pledging to remove large, ...