A new statewide study focusing on homelessness in California found that the homeless population is aging, disproportionately represents minority groups and is predominantly made up of people who li… ...

About the study The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH) was designed to be representative of all adults 18 years and older experiencing homelessness in California.

By 50, a homeless person’s health more closely resembles that of someone in their 70s, with a higher chance of chronic disease, mobility issues and cognitive decline, according to the study.

The timing could not have been better. A massive UC San Francisco study of California’s worst-in-the-nation homelessness crisis was released Tuesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders ...

Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed ...

Marlow says affordable housing, mental health, substance abuse are the main reasons the problem is getting worse. The United States saw an 18% increase in homelessness, with nearly 800,000 people ...

California’s reputation as a high-cost-of-living state has been bolstered lately, with gas prices now at $5.32 per gallon compared to the $3.59 national average, according to AAA, and a recent ...

While all age groups agreed that homelessness was the city’s greatest challenge, younger Portlanders were far more concerned with the cost of living than those 60 years and older.

Homelessness surges by 11% nationwide largely due to cost of living, evictions, report says by Chris Daniels, KOMO News Senior Reporter Fri, August 18th 2023 at 7:15 PM ...

The timing could not have been better. A massive UC San Francisco study of California's worst in-the-nation homelessness crisis was released Tuesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders were ...