LA City Controller Determines that City of Los Angeles Underspent on Homelessness by Over Half a Billion Dollars in FY2024
Los Angeles – The city of Los Angeles spent only $599 million and encumbered $195 million of…
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…
Guest Commentary: The City of San Francisco’s Escalating War on the Homeless
What happened to the “City of Love” This is part two of a multi-part series we began…
2024 Davis City Council Question 5: Homelessness in Davis
Every week between now and the November Election, the Vanguard will ask the District 2 Candidates (the…
My View: Norwalk Is a Warning Sign for Other Communities That Are Blocking Housing in California
Davis, CA – This week the hammer from the state of California fell on the City of…
More Than 7500 New Housing Units Unlocked by Governor’s Housing and Homeless Accountability Unit
Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom announced his Housing and Homeless Accountability Unit has taken strong action against…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Do Prisons Prevent Crime?
I’ve said it before, but people are very easy to influence, particularly with the stories we tell…
Guest Commentary: Denouncing Claims in Complaint by Businesses Threatening Berkeley for Failing to Remove Encampments
By Andrea Henson Where Do We Go? today denounced defamatory allegations in a much-publicized complaint for injunctive…
Commentary: The Revolving Door of Homelessness
KQED in San Francisco did a great story on a young man in Oakland who was living…
SF’s Self-Inflicted Eviction Crisis – Groups Charge Mayor Has Failed to Release Funds to Prevent Homelessness and Stabilize Communities
San Francisco, CA – Just a month into the new fiscal year, housing advocates and families have…
COURT WATCH: Homeless Accused, Lacking Adequate Resources, Almost Sent to Jail for Parole Violation – Judge Agrees with Defense Arguments
By Caleb Silver WOODLAND, CA – A homeless accused in Yolo County Superior Court this week was…
Assembly Committee Blocks Bill That Would Have Guaranteed Basic Income For Unhoused Youth
Special to the Vanguard San Jose, CA – Senator Dave Cortese on Friday issued a terse statement…
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…
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…
My View: The Council Has Failed to Address Key Problems in the Community
Davis, CA – Over the last decade, the Davis City Council has definitely had their share of…
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…
Yolo Releases Point-in-Time Homeless Count Showing Increase Countywide – Decrease in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Every two years in January, a count is…
Civil Rights Department Files Lawsuit against Bakersfield Property Owner over Ban on Renters Using Housing Assistance
Legal action seeks to prevent future discrimination and secure monetary compensation for alleged harms to unhoused family…
