Homelessness — and affordability and housing availability — is among the many concerns voters will ask candidates to address ...

There is simply no comprehensive state tally in 2025 to compare with 2024. Politicians tend to misuse some imperfect ...

Possible 2026 California ballot initiative gives seniors a tax break they don’t need — to prevent a homeless problem they don ...

California's governor is seizing on a rare piece of good news in a problem that has dogged his entire tenure. Gavin Newsom plans to use his State of the State address on Thursday to highlight a 9% ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news ...

A candidate for California’s State Assembly is taking an unconventional approach to highlighting the homelessness crisis plaguing the coastal region by giving an unfiltered point of view during his ...

SACRAMENTO — The upset is palpable. News reports that the Trump administration is planning to cut state grants to build permanent housing for homeless people has led state officials and homeless ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom gives his final State of the State address as governor at the California Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday. Sacramento County, like many communities across the state, hasn’t ...

The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news for the California agencies tasked with fighting homelessness looms: President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to deeply cut ...