Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?
Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless encampments. The statewide initiative — which…
California makes $3.3 billion available for mental health beds
Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to announce Tuesday that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building inpatient and…
California Legislature demands data after homelessness audit
SACRAMENTO — Democrats and Republicans expressed frustration Monday as they grilled Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top housing officials in a tense legislative hearing about how billions of…
Will California voters pass Newsom’s Prop. 1 on election day?
California voters on Tuesday decided the fate of Proposition 1, a statewide ballot measure that Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed as crucial to solving the…
Bipartisan support for California Prop. 1 on mental health
Gov. Gavin Newsom has an unusual ally in his Proposition 1 ballot measure to boost funding for mental health: an outspoken Donald Trump supporter and…
How problems at two of Skid Row’s largest landlords could make L.A.’s homelessness crisis worse
One of the most vexing factors contributing to Los Angeles’ homelessness problem is the lack of affordable places for people coming off the streets. Part…
L.A. County tries to hire mental health workers, fast
An $18,500 stipend to help pay for graduate school. Student loan forgiveness. Free on-the-job training. All license fees paid. And the chance to serve the…