Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about sprawling homeless camps that have taken root across the city. Now the ...

Faced with a June 2026 deadline, city officials have been counting tents that are tossed during cleanups, even when the ...

In the last year alone, homelessness has seen an increase both nationwide and statewide. Now, experts in Illinois are ...

As mayors met this year, the National Guard was in our streets — against our will — defending the actions of a capricious ...

Hundreds of D.C. residents could lose their federal housing assistance early as funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and ...

A week after hundreds of households were evicted from hotel and motel rooms, advocates are calling on the state government to ...

California's Prop 36 law is raising concerns about its impact on Black communities, with early data showing a rise in arrests.

This year’s tally of homeless people showed declining numbers in Southwestern Oregon and far Northern California, but service ...

The weight of mental illness and addiction at times can feel crushing. That pressure is only amplified for those without a ...

Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, ...

Los Angeles County picked Sarah Mahin, a veteran homeless service executive, to lead its new homelessness department.

California is home to the nation’s largest homeless population. Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration has spent more than $20 billion on the issue, recently urged cities and counties to pass laws ...