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The new law responds to a recent crackdown on homeless encampments nationwide, following a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.
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A new law going into effect Jan. 1, 2026 prevents cities from penalizing outreach workers who provide services such as legal aid or hand out blankets at encampments.
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In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, CalMatters found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.
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Unhoused adults are at least three and a half times more likely to die than the general population. Many groups that work with homeless people hold services around the winter solstice to highlight the dangers of homelessness and to remember those who passed away during the year.
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Aurora House in Klamath Falls offers young homeless mothers more than shelter by helping them build skills and prepare for independence.
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An investigation by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission into the former CEO of a social services nonprofit serving Josephine and Douglas Counties was dismissed on Friday.
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The federal government announced major changes to funding for homeless services in November, but the department reversed those changes Monday.
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The city is reopening its Ashland Street site for the winter season, adding overnight capacity as other shelter beds remain full.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over a huge shift in homelessness policy.
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Every Monday, 76-year-old Janai Mestrovich finishes packing the breakfasts she brings to people who are homeless in Ashland — a routine she has kept for nearly two years.
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Grants Pass settled a lawsuit over its treatment of homeless residents in August after agreeing to provide space for 150 homeless people for one year.
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The record-breaking government shutdown has come to an end, but what remains are the ripple effects that played out over those 43 days.
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Three camps are owned and operated not by the city, but by Elk Island Trading Group, a landowner that flips blighted real estate.
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Grants Pass re-awarded a $1.2 million homelessness grant. A Roseburg developer plans a container-home village for 150 people by summer.