San Jose Mayor Meets With Concerned Students to Discuss Homeless Encampments Near School
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan met Tuesday with students from KIPP San Jose Collegiate to hear their concerns about a homeless encampment next to the school.
Long Beach Manager Donates Portion of Salary Increase to Homeless Initiative
Thomas Modica did the same thing last year.
Big City Mayors Request $2 Billion in Ongoing, Annual Homeless Funding
It’s a bold ask, given California’s cold economic reality and the apparent lack of progress on homelessness.
Dave Chapelle Rips San Francisco: ‘What the F—k Happened to This Place?’
“Y’all [N-words] need a Batman!”
A Former Mayor’s Tragic Spiral Into Homelessness and Death
Craig Conyer’s story is playing out again and again, thousands of times across American cities.
Ex-San Francisco Fire Commissioner Investigated for Serial Attacks on Homeless
There’s been a major plot twist in the case of a former San Francisco fire commissioner who was beaten by a homeless man with a crowbar last month.
Governor Announces Release of $1 Billion in Homelessness Funding
The Governor’s Office announced the release of $1 billion in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funds last week to aid local jurisdictions in their efforts to reduce homelessness.
Some Cities and Counties Could Lose Homeless Funds Under New Bill
A bill introduced last week by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D – San Fernando Valley) would make Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funds contingent on what the author calls “tangible results.”
Culver City Bans Homeless Encampments
City officials say actions in neighboring Los Angeles have forced them to act.
LA Homeless Authority Gets New CEO. Can She Solve the Crisis?
Va Lecia Adams Kellum will earn a jaw-dropping $430,000 per year.