More than 250 tax-funded LA apartments sit empty under key Mayor Bass homelessness strategy
L.A. taxpayers have been paying for more than 250 empty apartments as part of an initiative Mayor Karen…
Two huge California unions clash over money, political clout this election season | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In 1863, just 13 years after California became a state, its superintendent of public instruction, John Swett, founded…
One died, one hospitalized from leptospirosis, Berkeley officials say
Dogs, bikes and belongings lay on the sidewalk during a 2025 sweep of the homeless encampment at 8th…
Homeless population in unincorporated Sacramento County doubled over last 2 years, data show
Sacramento County’s latest Point-in-Time (PIT) count shows the number of homeless individuals in unincorporated areas has increased by…
Body found buried at Oakland homeless camp – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — The partially decomposed remains of a man were found Tuesday in a grave at a West…
Fresno, Madera counties gain new insights on homelessness
“There was a change in the methodology that was brought forward so we could really look at individuals;…
Fresno making ‘great’ progress on homelessness, officials say. But are they?
At a press conference where Fresno officials touted that homelessness appears to be declining in Fresno, they also…
Why the L.A. mayoral runoff is about to be a ‘knife fight’
The gloves are off. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman have only begun to wage…
Sacramento County Supervisors debate accuracy of Sacramento homelessness count data
New data from Sacramento County’s 2026 Point-in-Time count shows a sharp increase in unsheltered homelessness in the county’s…
SF tried to crack down on RV dwellers but Bayview still struggling
Duber Marcano checks the information on his parking ticket and compares it to his registration he displays on…
Other cities have made progress on homelessness. L.A. can too
To the editor: As usual, columnist Steve Lopez is right (“For mayoral candidates and all of L.A., here’s…
San Francisco homeless encampments, RV’s on streets drop for 4th quarter, mayor says
San Francisco city officials said the number of homelessness encampments and RV’s parked on city streets sheltering the…