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…
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…
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…
Community Conversation on Housing: Bill Pride – Housing Insecure and Unsheltered Community Members
Editor’s Note: On Thursday, Interfaith Housing Justice of Davis presented “Davis Housing Solutions: A Community Conversation” –…
Guest Commentary: Want to Make Communities Safer? Make Sure People Coming Home from Jail and Prison Have a Place to Live
By Nazish Dholakia It took two years of constant effort for Ashia Wilson to find a home…
Commentary: Council Seeks to Develop Goals for 2024-25 – Including Housing and Economic Development
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor During a recent retreat the council identified six strategic objectives: Striving…
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…
San Francisco Moves to Stay Homeless Suit in Wake of Grants Pass Case
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – Plaintiffs in Coalition on Homelessness v. City of San…
Despite US Supreme Court Review of Grants Pass Case, San Francisco Homelessness Case Should Proceed
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – San Francisco’s City Attorney filed a motion for a…
Homekey Hits Milestone: 15,000 Homes Created Since Program Began
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Since the start of Homekey, the state has rapidly transformed…
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…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction against San Francisco for Cruel and Unusual Treatment of Thousands of Unhoused Residents
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…
Jury Acquits Unhoused San Francisco Man Who Defended Himself Against Death Threats and Bear Spray Attack
San Francisco, CA – A San Francisco jury found Garret Doty, 25, not guilty of all three…
Commentary: Homeless Sweeps Ignore the Underlying Problem Generating Homelessness in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The LA Times notes that rulings from the 9th Circuit Court…
State Takes Action to Tackle Homelessness Crisis – But Critics Wonder If It’s Enough
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced multiple new efforts to…
New Court Filing: San Francisco Continues to Defy Injunction
Most staff have not received any real training on policies designed to protect the constitutional rights of…
Breed’s Drug Testing Press Conference – Dangerous Headline Chasing That Will Increase Crime
Expert: “The only consequence is creating more crime.” Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA –…
SF Mayor Lays Out Path on Homelessness, Disputed by Plaintiffs of Lawsuit
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – On Monday, San Francisco Mayor Breed announced that the…
