California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
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SJ Mayor Mahan Says Despite Sluggish Economy, City Can Reduce Homelessness and Be Safer, Cleaner
Last year’s initial budget projection featured an estimated $53 million shortfall. The new budget projection unveiled by Maguire this week showed a projected $46 million shortfall, the equivalent of about 3% of the city’s $1.6 billion spending plan.
Sacramento’s Late Payments to Nonprofits Hamper CA Fight Against Homelessness
Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.
Audit Says CA Risked Millions in Homelessness Funds Due to Poor Anti-fraud Protections
A critical new federal audit released this week calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of nearly $320 million in homelessness funds.
Debunking Six Myths About Homelessness in California
There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about homelessness in California. Data can dispel several common myths.
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case
The Supreme Court agreed to intervene after an unusual coalition – including liberal leaders like Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators in Republican-led states like Arizona – urged the justices to consider the case.
CA Legislature Seeks to Restore Homelessness Funding Newsom Cut from Budget
The governor has been critical of local homelessness efforts and his newly revised 2024-25 budget not only pulls back an extra $260 million that local officials had counted on, but removes all of the homeless funding.
Can Tough-on-crime Ballot Measure Deliver on Promises to Reduce Homelessness?
Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47.
Supreme Court Takes Up Landmark Homelessness Case
The Supreme Court case centers on the question of whether cities can fine or arrest people for camping in public spaces. The ruling will have nationwide implications for how local leaders manage homeless encampments.
Congress Can Do Something About Homelessness, By Supporting Local Innovation
Homelessness is a national crisis, and Congress needs to treat it like one.
2023: CA Homelessness Worse even with New Housing Bills
Why did the homelessness crisis become more dire in 2023, even as the Legislature passed more affordable housing laws? Home prices and rents are still increasing.
Op-Ed: Something is Clearly Off with California’s Homelessness Spending
California has spent billions of dollars in recent years to reduce homelessness, but the problem is only getting worse. Lawmakers should consider involving the private sector and repeal laws that make it too expensive to build housing.
San José Mayor Endorses New State Bill in Bid to End Unsheltered Homelessness
SB 634 would make the task of housing unhoused and low-income residents on vacant land easier for California cities.
HUD Announces $11.1M Grant to Combat Homelessness in Santa Clara County
The federal grant targets unsheltered and rural homelessness in San Jose and Santa Clara County.
CA Lawmakers Schedule Audit To Find Out Why Spending Billions Hasn’t Reduced Homelessness
Sen. Dave Cortese of San Jose began pushing for the audit after touring a massive homeless encampment on vacant land near the San Jose Mineta International Airport. San Jose will be one of two cities targeted by the audit.
California Announces San Jose Will Receive 200 Tiny Homes to Ease Homelessness
Tiny homes from the state will help the City of San Jose reach Mayor Matt Mahan’s ambitious goal of sheltering 1,000 unhoused residents by the end of the year.
