A California law taking effect in January will expand Gov. Gavin Newsom’s costly mental health court that’s been described as a failure by people involved with the program. The so-called CARE court ...

City leaders are taking a new approach to reducing homelessness and helping struggling individuals rebuild a stable life with a new court program for those facing non-violent ...

California just can’t seem to do anything right when it comes to homelessness policy. This is evident both in what it does — and what it does not do. In 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed, and the ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Every time Jennifer Farrell got close to her brother, he slipped through her fingers. As she walked the railroad ...

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There are several ways to react when you see a cluster of tents behind a Walgreens. Many of those responses were on display one recent November morning. Looking away is an option, and some people ...

Newark's HOME Court program offers people who are homeless a chance to dismiss nonviolent charges and access support services. The program was created after the city made it illegal to camp on public ...

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Farrell wasn’t supposed to have to do this anymore. Last Christmas Eve, she’d jumped at the chance to get her 59-year-old brother, who has been homeless off and on since 2017 and struggles with ...