California has about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but about 45 percent of the country’s unsheltered homeless population ...

The governor has boasted a 9% drop in unsheltered homelessness, but many more people in California are homeless than before ...

Homelessness — and affordability and housing availability — is among the many concerns voters will ask candidates to address in 2026.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- President Donald Trump took another swipe at California by criticizing San Francisco and Los Angeles for its homeless problem. By the way, he also came down on New York City. Mr ...

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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 ...

Sacramento County, like many communities across the state, hasn’t attempted to physically count the number of homeless people since January 2024, per federal guidelines. Yet on Thursday from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Governor Gavin Newsom makes remarks during a press conference about homelessness funding in San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 ...

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