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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- The homeless problem in Orange County, much like the rest of Southern California, is well-documented. And by most measures, it's getting worse. Now the issue is being dealt ...

As California spends unprecedented billions of dollars to bring homeless people off the street, state lawmakers quietly approved new rules this summer requiring local governments to complete annual ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has perfected the art of political theater — all slick hair, smooth talking points, and statistics deployed like confetti to distract from the mess on the ground. On crime ...

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 ...

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