Homelessness

Topline: Karen Bass became the first Los Angeles mayor to serve on the influential governing board for the region's lead homelessness agency when she...

San Francisco's mayor once led nonprofit efforts to more effectively serve the city's homeless population, but now Daniel Lurie has some...

The Civil Grand Jury’s key recommendations aimed to increase oversight of homelessness funding and housing sites where unhoused people overdose.

Bass is the first mayor to appoint herself to the commission that oversees the region's top homelessness agency. Her attendance record could trigger removal under the bylaws.

Councilmember Nithya Raman, a candidate for Los Angeles mayor, right, looks... Mayor Karen Bass is at the helm of the city's battle against...

Los Angeles Darkening. How an... The same pattern of futility characterizes Mayor Karen Bass's signature homelessness program, Inside Safe.

Los Angeles has legal restrictions against sleeping on public sidewalks... Mayor Karen Bass (D) or socialist Councilwoman Nithya Raman. And...

Critics say the candidate failed to lead a homelessness committee with the urgency needed to combat L.A.'s enduring crisis. Raman claims that politics were at play.

The fight is also crashing directly into Los Angeles ' mayoral race. Mayor Karen Bass supports using 41.18 as an enforcement tool, while...

Santa Ana has a Democratic mayor and an all-Democratic City Council. Mayor Valerie Amezcua reached a different conclusion. Santa Ana offers...

Furious Los Angeles residents are warning the city that a... The fight is also crashing directly into Los Angeles ' mayoral race. Mayor Karen Bass...

Board members noted the report; no funding or new direction was adopted at the July 21 meeting. CivIQ. JB. Josh Becker. D- CA · State Senator ·...

NORWALK — Norwalk officials took two actions Tuesday aimed at... Mayor Jennifer Perez, who also chairs the Housing Authority, praised...

The budget DCR submitted in May only includes funds for the two micro-community sites in south Sacramento. In an interview Mayor Kevin McCarty...

That shift away from camps could pose a challenge in getting people into housing, as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ' main intervention – the Inside Safe...

California reduced its official homeless count in 2025 after years of increases. Now, preliminary data for 2026 shows many places in the state are continuing to make progress. Counties up and down the state are reporting that their homeless populations dropped this year, citing early results of the point-in-time count conducted in January. Some of […]

“Homelessness is a regional issue,” said Mayor John McCann, explaining his support for the agreement.... Mayor Chula Vista ” — was inaccurate because...

Chula Vista Mayor John McCann said the agreement includes full cost recovery and would only be used on an as-needed basis. “This is about regional...

In the first debate since before the June primary, Mayor Karen Bass... Los Angeles Homeless Services AuthorityUSC Karen Bass Nithya Raman. Tags.

California Governor Gavin Newsom faces tough questions from reporters on wildfire liability, utility accountability, homelessness,...