California has about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but about 45 percent of the country’s unsheltered homeless population ...

The director of a Los Angeles homelessness charity allegedly siphoned millions in taxpayer cash meant to combat homelessness ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom touted a 9% decline in homelessness during his final state address based on dubious data that ...

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

Under state law, eligible voters experiencing homelessness may register to vote using a shelter as their physical location. Conservative commentator Benny Johnson recently said he had evidence of ...

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 ...

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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 ...

"I think political tides can suggest to us that helping more students with shorter-term responses can feel better, but deeper ...