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…
Council Updates Municipal Code Handling Homeless Encampments – Some Think It Goes Too Far
Davis, CA – On Wednesday, the Davis City Council held a special meeting and voted to promote…
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…
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…
Letter: Press Rights Coalition Calls on California Officials to Respect First Amendment Rights and Ensure Transparency at Homeless Encampment Sweeps
The First Amendment Coalition, Los Angeles Press Club, and National Press Photographers Association, joined by a coalition…
Coalition on Homelessness Condemns SF’s Destruction of Homeless People’s Property
San Francisco, CA — This week, the Coalition on Homelessness, alongside community members and advocates, gathered to…
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…
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…
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…
Governor Newsom Announces More Funding to Move People out of Encampments; Wraps Homelessness into RHNA Process
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – On Thursday, Governor Newsom announced at a press…
Sunday Commentary: Criminalizing the Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In the last decade in California homelessness has gone from a…
COMMENTARY: Chemerinsky – ‘There Is Every Reason to Fear that the Conservative Justices Will Allow Governments to Criminalize Sleeping in Public Spaces even if People Have Nowhere Else to Go’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, the US Supreme Court announced that they would be…
Commentary: Strange Politics of Homeless Encampments
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The San Francisco Chronicle this fall noted, “Democrats like Newsom and…
Homeless Battles – City of Sacramento Asks Superior Court to Toss County DA’s Homeless Lawsuit, Calling It ‘Deeply Flawed, Unsound’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento and the…
Homeless Battle: City of Sacramento Responds to ‘Spurious’ Threats by District Attorney – States City ‘Well-Represented’ if DA Sues
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho—already…
COURT WATCH: DUI Jury Trial – Defense Claims Vacaville Officer Entrapped Accused, Should Not Have Allowed Unhoused Man to Drive
By Avery Redula, Yenah Lee and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A jury trial proceeded here in…
Sacramento District Attorney Urges City of Sacramento to Violate Federal Court Order to Stop Homeless Sweep – City Admits Unhoused Camps Cleared Despite Judge’s TRO
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County District Attorney is…
Sacramento District Attorney Doesn’t Want to ‘Criminalize’ Unhoused but Begs City to Enforce Homeless Laws to Protect DA Employees
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Superior Courthouse is being…
