Dick Lucas, who is running as an Independent in California’s 51st Distrcit, counted 84 people who are homeless during his 25-minute morning jog from Santa Monica to Venice.

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news ...

The incompetence of California’s single-party Democratic rule shines through on every issue facing the state, but now homelessness is again taking the spotlight. Over the past five years, California ...

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Soroptimist International of Vacaville, Gail Thomson, co-founder of the local nonprofit A Hand Up, delivered a powerful presentation on the growing homelessness crisis in ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- The homeless problem in Orange County, much like the rest of Southern California, is well-documented. And by most measures, it's getting worse. Now the issue is being dealt ...

SACRAMENTO — The upset is palpable. News reports that the Trump administration is planning to cut state grants to build permanent housing for homeless people has led state officials and homeless ...

California counties are reporting decreases in homelessness, suggesting the state is finally making progress in solving one of its most difficult and persistent problems. But even as Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has perfected the art of political theater — all slick hair, smooth talking points, and statistics deployed like confetti to distract from the mess on the ground. On crime ...

The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news for the California agencies tasked with fighting homelessness looms: President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to deeply cut ...

The news has sent counties throughout California into a panic. The state is bracing to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for permanent housing, which is the one thing experts agree on as the most ...

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