Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Homelessness

A.B. 3040 would encourage cities to zone for more duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. All illustrations by Alfred Twu

Legislative Update: Housing Bills Still in Play

By Alfred Twu and Melanie Curry | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

The bills address, generally, tenant protections, homelessness prevention and shelter, and encouraging more housing, sometimes by limiting restrictions local jurisdictions can apply.

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Whittier Moves Forward on Homeless Navigation Center

By Damien Newton | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

A navigation center program is designed to support highly vulnerable and long-term homeless residents who are often fearful of accessing traditional shelters and services.

Thousands Housed in Project Roomkey in Los Angeles, but NIMBYism, Lack of Permanent Affordable Housing Blunt Progress

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

The Project Roomkey program temporarily houses unhoused individuals in hotel rooms during the COVID-19 crisis

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Homeless Count 2020: Depressing but Not Surprising Rise in Number of Homeless

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

Housing Authority blames racism, lack of affordable housing

The issues raised in this report are not new, but the urgency is through the roof: This picture by Molly Adams of a worker's call for a rent strike in L.A. was taken in 2017.

Evictions and Homelessness Will Rise Precipitously Once COVID Restrictions Are Lifted

By Melanie Curry | Jun 5, 2020 | No Comments

New UCLA Luskin Center report warns of a dire future in L.A., if big changes aren't made now - but the lesson is relevant statewide. Nationwide.

Sam Reardon and Scarlet finish installing their first mobile handwashing station in Berkeley. Photos by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Creating Vitally Needed Hand-Washing Stations for Homeless Residents

By Melanie Curry | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

LavaMaeX's Hand Washing For All campaign aims to teach people how to make, maintain hand-washing stations to help stop spread of coronavirus

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