By: Joe Colletti, PhD January 11, 2021 — First round Homekey funding was awarded to eligible applicantsin approximately half of California’s 58 counties Second round Homekey funding would provide another opportunityfor eligible applicants to receive…
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By: Natalie Hanson January 3, 2021 — CHICO, CA — It has been several weeks since Chico’s City Council and city staff approved harsher punishments for camping in parks. As the new year begins, many people unhoused…
Host: Tim Houchen January 2, 2021 We review of some of the top homeless news stories for the past week from Chico, Redondo Beach, and Citrus Heights, CA.This week we will replay our conversation with…
By: Tim Houchen December 31, 2020 — Let’s hope that 2021 is better than the last. Hoping all of my friends have a happy new year. For my homeless brothers and sisters I wish you…
By: Tim Houchen December 30, 2020 — The new city council in Chico, CA adopted an emergency ordinance to allow enforcement of rules pertaining to no camping in city parks on December 8th. Now, a…
By: Tim Houchen December 29, 2020 — It’s National Hero Day and a homeless advocate from Citrus Heights is being honored as a hero for his outstanding work with the homeless community there. New articles…
By: Joseph Giovannini December 27, 2020 — IN A ZOOM CONFERENCE three weeks ago, sponsored by Harvard’s Graduate School of Design Alumni Council, Leilani Farha, a Toronto-based housing rights advocate, brought the deep pain of…
By: Lisa Halverstadt December 28, 2020 — Leaders tasked with executing the city’s plan to address the homelessness crisis say the coronavirus pandemic in some ways helped advance certain goals. But on other key metrics,…
By: Nigel Duara December 28, 2020 — IN SUMMARY The coastal community was called out in a state audit as one of many troubling flaws contributing to California’s affordable housing crisis. Researchers say a statewide…
By: Tim Houchen December 27, 2020 — Today’s Stories An Orange County health official announced that 16 area homeless shelters are currently in the grips of outbreaks of COVID-19. Redondo Beach mayor announces that pallet…
By: Lindsey Holden December 26, 2020 — Paso Robles homeless residents have long struggled without a permanent place to seek shelter — but that changed this month. About two-and-a-half weeks ago, the El Camino Homeless…
By Genevieve Richards December 28, 2020 — Americans want government intervention with homelessness. So why hasn’t there been any? As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens and we welcome a new administration, homelessness hasn’t seemed to be…
By Angelaydet Rocha December 26, 2020 — Thirty-five percent of students enrolled in The North Monterey County Unified School District (NMCUSD) are homeless or foster students, according to district officials. These students are living in…
By: Joe Colletti December 15, 2020 Homelessness is much more than the absence of physical housing;it is a tension-filled, trauma-filled, and treacherous conditionthat too often results in injuries and fatalities. NOTE: Monday, December 21st, marks the…
By: Joe Colletti PhD December 7, 2020 — Local Homeless Management Information Systems are crucial tothe success of State of California’s Soon to Be ImplementedHomeless Data Information System (HDIS) Annual state funding should augment HUD’s annual…
By: Marisa Kendall November 27, 2020 — As Bay Area communities struggle to safely shelter their unhoused residents during a global pandemic, many have reached the same conclusion: Sometimes, smaller is better. With homelessness soaring,…
By: Sarah Parvini November 26, 2020 — California Highway Patrol officers forcibly removed people who had “reclaimed” vacant, publicly owned homes in El Sereno late Wednesday — the night before Thanksgiving — amid a surge…
By: Bryant-Jon Anteola November 26, 2020 — Who would’ve known recording homeless people in Fresno would lead to viral videos? That certainly wasn’t the intention of Akram Mohsin, manager of the Tower Gas & Mini…
By: Alicia Robinson November 26, 2020 — Anaheim officials plan to lower rents at 1,017 apartments to create affordable “workforce housing,” using to a new state program that aims to plug a hole in the…
By: Guy McCarthy November 23, 2020 — A Caltrans District 10 road work supervisor in Jamestown sent an excavator driver to remove tons of trash Thursday collected by homeless campers on the south side of…
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