Homelessness

Gov. Newsom introduced CARE Court to bring more people experiencing severe mental illness into treatment. It has helped fewer people than he projected, but a new law will make more people eligible for it.

Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.

More than one in four homeless people in Oregon are over the age of 55. As the state’s population gets older, many seniors rely on a fragile social safety net.

Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.

Staff fear the cuts will make it harder to help people facing evictions and homelessness as the state’s housing crisis persists.

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

When it comes to clearing homeless encampments, California cities are governed by a patchwork of very different policies.

The tentative agreement requires the city to ensure space for campers and fund some homeless services.

President Donald Trump wants cities to force treatment on people with severe mental illness or addiction who are living outside. An executive order signed late last week aims to remove “vagrant” individuals from streets across the country and place them in long-term institutional settings to “restore public order.”

Trump’s call to enforce bans on encampments echoes Newsom’s policy. But the president wants to upend two other core tenants of California’s homelessness response.

People in rural Josephine and Jackson Counties can now receive help applying for jobs, housing and other services without having to visit an office.

The city previously used the building as a temporary homeless shelter but closed it in April because it didn't meet fire code.