This video explores the complex reasons behind Oakland's deterioration, from its weakening economy and high crime rates to a severe homelessness crisis and skyrocketing living costs.

After years of soaring rents and home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis, California is finally creating a state ...

The restructuring aims to bring more focused attention to housing challenges by separating those responsibilities into their ...

New report from the University of California, San Francisco paints stark picture of homelessness and the housing crisis in California.

Despite the efforts of state and federal authorities, homelessness keeps getting worse, especially in the West and the ...

The costs for most new water supplies are steep, since we have already build water infrastructure at most of California’s least expensive and higher yield locations.

Homelessness declined last year in Hollywood and Venice, but not Skid Row, new Rand study finds A person sits on the curb amidst tents and belongings at a homeless encampment on the sidewalk in ...

As chair of the Assembly budget subcommittee dealing with public safety, I was proud that we were able to maintain $100 million for Victims of Crime Act funding and add $10 million in support for ...

In Kern County, the first rule in counting homeless students is not saying “homeless.” Instead, school staff use phrases like “struggling with stable housing” or “families in transition.” The approach ...

The California Legislature’s budget eliminates funding that helps run homeless shelters throughout the state. Sacramento’s mayor predicts problems.

The city plans a tiny home village for seniors and converts a Motel 6 into affordable apartments.

California state Sen. Angelique Ashby announced legislation Wednesday to create a new regional agency for housing and homelessness programming in Sacramento County, altering a decades-long ...