Homelessness

Therapy in a tent: The healthcare many homeless Californians need but aren’t getting

Media stories too often focus on severe mental illnessness, but unhoused people have other needs.

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Oakland homelessness encampment closures doubled within last two years

Encampments have shifted towards lower-income and Black and Latino neighborhoods in East Oakland.

A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California

A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California

Opinion: Mental health help for homeless Black people is losing funds

Federal legislation and state budget cuts put mental health programs for unhoused people at risk.

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Barbara Lee joins California mayors seeking homelessness funding

California mayors warn homelessness funding cuts could reverse progress and deepen racial disparities.

Oakland cracked down on homeless encampments

Oakland rolled back cooperative effforts of managing homelessness, advocates say.

Unhoused families left waiting months for West Oakland apartments

Unhoused families said they lacked housing while waiting for affordable complex to open.

Homelessness dropping in California, but funding cuts may stop progress

A lack of federal funding could stall progress in reducing homelessness.

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Banning services for unhoused people makes homelessness worse 

Criminalizing homelessness does not solve the issue, it makes it harder for people to survive.

Governor’s task force to eradicate homeless encampments

Governor Gavin Newsom's homelessness task force targets encampments.