Commentary: They Want to Ban Homelessness? No, Just Encampments – and That’s the Problem
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The headline in CalMatters caught my attention: “California…
San Francisco Moves to Stay Homeless Suit in Wake of Grants Pass Case
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – Plaintiffs in Coalition on Homelessness v. City of San…
Sunday Commentary: Criminalizing the Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In the last decade in California homelessness has gone from a…
Homekey Hits Milestone: 15,000 Homes Created Since Program Began
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Since the start of Homekey, the state has rapidly transformed…
Supreme Court Will Take Up ‘Grants Pass’ Homeless Case and Determine Whether Local Governments Can Perform Homeless Sweeps
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review…
Commentary: Strange Politics of Homeless Encampments
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The San Francisco Chronicle this fall noted, “Democrats like Newsom and…
Commentary: A Flash to 2006 on the Housing Crisis and Homelessness Is Revealing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was really interesting, I saw an op-ed from CalMatters entitled…
Commentary: Homeless Sweeps Ignore the Underlying Problem Generating Homelessness in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The LA Times notes that rulings from the 9th Circuit Court…
Op-Ed: Complementary Perspectives, and the Fight for the Telegraph Chess Tables
By Magellan Reyes BERKELEY, CA — The Chess Tables on Telegraph Ave, wedged on the corner of…
State Takes Action to Tackle Homelessness Crisis – But Critics Wonder If It’s Enough
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced multiple new efforts to…
Commentary: Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week, the Orange County Register ran a piece “The Real…
Senator Wahab Discusses Need for SB 555 – Affordable Housing and Climate Change
Special to the Vanguard On Tuesday in Sacramento, Senator Wahab and the Stable Affordable Housing Act (SB…
Commentary: Homeless Problem More Complex Than a Simple Market Problem
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – There was an interesting op-ed that appeared in…
Sunday Commentary: We Have Learned a Lot About the Homeless Crisis in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A few times in the past year, the question had been…
Commentary: New Studies Illustrate Exactly Why We Have a Housing and Homeless Crisis in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A poll released at the beginning of June by PPIC found…
California Awards Nearly $200 Million to Move 7,300 People Out of Encampments and Into Housing
Special to the Vanguard Long Beach, CA – The governor announced on Wednesday that California has awarded…
Letter: YIMBY Leader Calls Homeless Plan “Snake Oil”
By Ned Resnikoff Sheriff Cooper and District Attorney Reisig claim to be offering your readers a plan…
Commentary: Data Suggests Clear Link Between Housing Costs and Homelessness
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A local official keeps wanting to link homelessness to drugs and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This weekend, the LA Times Editorial Board called out city and…
Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations
Photo Attribution: Cyanidethistles, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Sheila Teker Since the beginning of 2023,…
