Commentary: Council Passes a Punitive Approach Even Without Sufficient Services to Address the Core Problem
The Davis City Council last week approved their homeless encampment ordinance, again on a contested 3-2 vote. …
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Council Considers Second Reading of Homeless Regulations For Encampments – Research Says It’s Not the Way to Solve This Problem
Davis, CA – It was a rare 3-2 two weeks ago. Normally a second reading of an…
Commentary: We Should Be Looking at Housing, Not Punishing the Homeless for Being Homeless
It is probably appropriate that as I head off for my brief annual vacation for Thanksgiving, I…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Criminalized Homelessness Last Week – It’s a Sad Commentary
In fairness to the City Council, I’m sure they felt they had to do something about the…
Council to Receive Report on Homelessness and Camping Law in Wake of Recent Court Ruling
Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will hold a special meeting this evening to receive information…
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…
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: Is the Governor Making Another Mistake on Homelessness?
If you listen to the experts on homelessness they will tell you that what we need is…
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…
Homeless Rights Groups Decry Governor Newsom’s Order Clearing Homeless Encampments
Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, numerous homeless rights groups criticized Governor Newsom after he issued an executive…
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Allow More Aggressive Homeless Encampment Removals
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Monday Morning Thoughts: While Grants Pass Is Disappointing, Case Out of SF Is the One to Watch
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – While Grants Pass v. Johnson overturning a lower court…
Sunday Commentary: Grants Ruling Likely to Make the Homeless Problem Worse
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Without addressing permanent supportive housing, it is difficult to see how…
Advocates Blast the Supreme Court for Ruling That Criminalizes Homelessness
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, CA – The Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited decision…
YIMBY Condemns Supreme Court for Further Criminalizing Homelessness in Grants Pass Decision
“We need our elected officials and government agencies to take urgent action to help people with immediate…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Ruling Will Not Solve America’s Housing Crisis
By Julie Akins In a matter of days the United States Supreme Court will decide Johnson v….
Guest Commentary: Will the Supreme Court Criminalize Homelessness?
The Supreme Court could decide this month if local governments can criminalize sleeping in public spaces By…
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Criminalizing Homelessness as a Solution to Encampments
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a…
Guest Submission: SCOTUS to Determine Whether Cities Can Punish People for Sleeping in Public When They Have Nowhere Else to Go
Q&A with Scout Katovich, staff attorney at the Trone Center for Justice and Equality, on the stakes…
ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson
Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining…
