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,…
Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A program that has, to date, created 12,774 permanent and…
Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024…
Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Earlier this week, I noted the continued problems with CEQA and…
Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) this week looked at the…
Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom unveiled a $297 budget that accounts…
Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Homeless Crisis Is Solvable
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Recent assessments show that California leads the nation…
State and Counties Begin Implementing CARE Court
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Despite concerns from experts and activists, California is moving forward…
Governor Newsom Convenes Local Leaders to More Aggressively Tackle the State’s Homelessness Crisis
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom today convened local leaders to discuss their…
Governor Newsom Calls for More Aggressive Action on Homelessness, Pauses Latest Round of State Funding
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he will convene…
Commentary: The Housing Insecurity to Prison Pipeline
By Davis M. Greenwald People often ask me how it is I focus on issues such as…
ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps
By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union…
