There are probably more prominent homeless encampments in California, but the collection of tents, lean-tos and makeshift ...

In July 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California agencies to “urgently” close homeless encampments on state property, aiming to show local officials that the state is leading by example in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom helps clear a homeless encampment in San Diego in 2022. (File photo courtesy of the Governor’s Office) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a new statewide task force that will ...

Local governments across the U.S. have increasingly turned to sweeps and arrests as the number of people living on the ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new homeless response task force Friday, marking the latest escalation in his ongoing ...

Clearing an encampment is one of the most complicated and fraught tasks any California city can take on when responding to homelessness. How they handle that challenge varies widely. CalMatters asked ...

Two years ago, as a stopgap measure, Oakland set up toilets, washstands and garbage cans at two of the city’s biggest homeless camps. It was supposed to be the first step toward getting people off the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump administration to halt plans to divert billions of dollars in homelessness funding away ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom helps clear a homeless encampment in San Diego in 2022. (File photo courtesy of the Governor's Office) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their ...