Los Angeles has seen a 17.5% reduction in street homelessness in the past year, with the city’s Inside Safe initiative and other efforts being credited for the progress, but advocacy groups caution that the crisis remains severe and systemic change is still needed.
A homeless San Francisco man was given a five-month diversion period after being accused of trespassing in a Hilton hotel, with the condition that he must avoid new arrests and stay out of the hotel.
The Trump administration is actively undermining the Emergency Housing Voucher program, which helps thousands of vulnerable Californians secure housing, in order to push them back onto the streets, and is also using bureaucratic means to punish organizations that serve marginalized communities.
The National Coalition for the Homeless has condemned President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which would cut $26.72 billion from HUD’s rental assistance programs, $532 million from Homeless Assistance Grants, and eliminate other vital housing and homelessness programs.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla joined San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to tour the Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center, a flagship affordable housing facility for low-income seniors, and to highlight ongoing efforts to address California’s housing and homelessness crises, while also advocating for the Housing for All Act to expand federal investment in affordable housing.
Oakland officials have faced criticism for their handling of an eviction at Mosswood Park, which some view as state-sponsored violence against vulnerable people without housing, while advocates argue for more effective solutions such as community-based plans created by homeless persons.
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