Youth homelessness has declined by nearly a quarter since 2019 in California, according to a new report that offers a bright spot amid the state’s ongoing struggle to bring people off the streets.

The number of students experiencing homelessness who were enrolled in California’s TK-12 public schools has jumped over 9% for yet another year, even as overall enrollment rates continue on a downward ...

The tragedy of homelessness can never be long out of mind here in California, where tents line sidewalks and freeway underpasses and lost street-corner souls rant at God knows what. We gawk in sadness ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils a new website for accountability on homelessness, housing and behavioral health at a California Jobs First press conference at California State University, Stanislaus, where ...

Having survived a recall vote, the governor is free to focus on the state’s homeless population and housing shortage. He has more room to maneuver than he did when he first took office. By Conor ...

Re: “Homeless student numbers in California rising” (Page B1, July 9). I read with interest the article regarding youth homelessness. This year, I authored two bills to help students experiencing ...

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