The number of people suffering from homelessness in the United States soared throughout this last year, hitting records never before seen in 2024. The news was shared by federal officials on ...

From the emergence of Skid Row to the housing crisis after World War II, a look at the major events and policies that made and defined Los Angeles’ homeless crisis.

The restaurant and civic space Manny's is hosting a nightly four-part series called "Understanding Homelessness." On Tuesday, Kunal Modi, San Francisco chief of health, homelessness, and family ...

From the reorganization will come two new agencies: the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and the Business and Consumer Services Agency (BCSA). The CHHA will focus on coordinating efforts to ...

A key survey of homelessness in Los Angeles determined that the number of people sleeping without shelter fell again. More ...

By Brian Hews In what officials are calling a sign of progress, the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count revealed that the number of people experiencing homelessness across Los ...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires states to conduct "Point In Time" counts of the number of ...

A growing wave of lawsuits is forcing cities to remove homeless encampments, even when no shelter is available.

The Los Angeles Times recently made a valiant attempt to explain how homelessness became a seemingly intractable crisis in L.A. County.

On Wednesday evening at the Consolidated Tribal Health Project center in Redwood Valley, local homeless agencies brainstormed ideas for an updated version of Mendocino County's "Strategic Plan to ...

This article is part of The Rooftop, a blog and multimedia series from New America’s Future of Land and Housing program.

Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...