In Lake County, Native Americans make up about 4% of the general population but account for over 22% of the homeless population, according to the county's 2021 point-in-time homeless count.

When the pandemic hit, states began leasing hotel rooms for unhoused residents. California went a step further and bought some of those hotels, opening nearly 6,000 new units for the homeless.

California local leaders are urging lawmakers to restore critical funding for the state's Homeless Housing, Assistance, and ...

New data shows nearly 186,000 people now live on the streets and in homeless shelters in California, proving the crisis continues to grow despite increasing state and local efforts to stem the tide.

Beyond helping those who are homeless, the new state budget includes $10 billion in spending on housing, including $1.75 billion for affordable housing construction and millions in rental ...

The numbers show the state’s investment in shelters is bearing fruit. California created more than 14,000 shelter beds between 2019 and 2021, federal data shows.

My hips are hurting. My feet hurt. It hurts all over,” he said. According to a new UC San Francisco study, nearly half of California’s rapidly aging homeless population is now over the age of 50.

The apartment, which was subject to rent control, went for $135 a month, a tiny sum by San Francisco standards, where the median rent is above $4,000. The tenant was ordered to pay two months ...

Black people make up 6.5% of the general population in California, but 31% of its homeless population. As part of the application process, cities and counties had to explain how their proposed ...

In the Bay Area, however, that could prove impossible. Median rent in San Francisco is $3,900 a month for a two-bedroom. To the south, in San Mateo, it's more than $3,200.

California leased hotel rooms for unhoused residents during the pandemic to move them out of crowded shelters. Then it bought some of those hotels to create long-term homes for them.

California Turned Pandemic Rentals Into Permanent Housing For Homeless People By Molly Solomon / NPR Published July 16, 2021 at 2:13 AM PDT ...