Homelessness — and affordability and housing availability — is among the many concerns voters will ask candidates to address ...

Counties are seeking a formalized partnership with the state and cities to advance funding, shelters and social services.

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

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

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Open-air heroin use. Sidewalks smeared in human feces. Block-long homeless camps and people with severe mental illnesses wading through traffic in socks and hospital clothes. You would ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom gives his final State of the State address as governor at the California Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday, Jan.

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 ...