by jpitney | Sep 10, 2024 | California Politics, Homelessness
Lynn La at CalMatters: An exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest California homeless count reveals some good news and bad news: Though the growth rate of homelessness appears to be slowing, the overall number of unhoused Californians increased from two years ago....
by jpitney | Jul 17, 2024 | California Politics, Homelessness
Lauren Hepler at CalMatters: Now that the Supreme Court has granted cities more power to ban sleeping outside, homeless Californians face a crucial decision: Try to get into a shelter, or risk going to jail. Those able to find a shelter bed will step into a...
by jpitney | May 14, 2024 | California Politics, Housing
The number of fires that are related to homeless people or tents has been climbing in Los Angeles. The I-Team’s Joel Grover reports.
by jpitney | Apr 12, 2024 | California Politics, Housing
Marisa Kendall at CalMatters: Exactly how much is California spending to combat homelessness — and is it working? It turns out, no one knows. That’s the result of a much-anticipated statewide audit released Tuesday, which calls into question the state’s ability to...
by jpitney | Mar 16, 2024 | California Politics, Housing
As of the morning of March 16, Prop 1 leads by fewer than 20,000 votes statewide, with about 287,000 left to count. George Skelton at LAT: Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You don’t try to sell voters on more government spending in a primary...
