Commentary: California YIMBY Director Offers Solution to Exploding Homeless Population
In an op-ed for MSNBC, Ned Resnikoff, the policy director for California YIMBY, noted the bleak news…
Monday Morning Thoughts: HUD Report Shows Homelessness Not Just a California Problem
You may not believe this and it might come as a shocking revelation—homelessness is not just a…
What I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings from Homeless People
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Removal of Unhoused Continues
San Francisco, CA: On Thursday, San Francisco Police Officers said, “The Park is closed, you have 15…
Sweeps Across California: Houseless Artists, Housed Allies and Spiritual Leaders Faced All-Night Harassment by Police
“You can’t stay here,” City Administrator of occupied Huchiun, aka Oakland, told us houseless, formerly houseless and…
Los Angeles Audit Finds Shelter Beds Went Unused
Audit Findings Show that Only 1 in 5 Interim Shelter Residents Obtained Permanent Housing, While Over 1/2…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Housing Is a Public Safety Issue
In the last election cycle, voters in California sent a message about crime—they voted down Prop. 6,…
Governor Claims Success in CARE Court as It Opens in All 58 California Counties
Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom is claiming victory as the CARE Court (Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment)…
Native American Communities Receive $91 Million for Affordable Housing and Homeless Interventions
Sacramento, CA – California Governor announced this week California Native American tribes throughout the state will receive…
California Seeks to Improve Public Safety by Reducing Homelessness and Recidivism
Sacramento, CA – This week Governor Newsom launched a first-of-its-kind program to improve public safety — with…
Unhoused Berkeleyans Demand an End to Inhumane Homeless Policies
Berkeley, CA – Three homeless encampments have been recently established on public land to protest the current…
State Takes Action Against Norwalk on Housing, Shelter Ban
Sacramento, CA – In a drastic step, the state announced this week it is decertifying the City…
Advocacy Groups Protest in Response to Anti-Homeless Legislation in Berkeley
Berkeley, CA – A protest by the advocacy group, Where Do We Go, held at the MLK…
More Than 7500 New Housing Units Unlocked by Governor’s Housing and Homeless Accountability Unit
Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom announced his Housing and Homeless Accountability Unit has taken strong action against…
Guest Commentary: Denouncing Claims in Complaint by Businesses Threatening Berkeley for Failing to Remove Encampments
By Andrea Henson Where Do We Go? today denounced defamatory allegations in a much-publicized complaint for injunctive…
Commentary: The Revolving Door of Homelessness
KQED in San Francisco did a great story on a young man in Oakland who was living…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Threatens Funding for Cities That Fail to Clear Encampments
Governor Newsom is not content merely allowing the clearance of homeless encampments. Last week he warned cities…
Sunday Commentary: They Have No Place to Go…
The LA Times in an article on Saturday confirmed what we already suspected—officials do not have a…
Commentary: Governor’s Approach is Not Likely to Help Our Homeless Problems
Governor Gavin Newsom following the controversial Grants Pass ruling by the US Supreme court has ordered the…
Civil Rights Department Files Lawsuit against Bakersfield Property Owner over Ban on Renters Using Housing Assistance
Legal action seeks to prevent future discrimination and secure monetary compensation for alleged harms to unhoused family…
