California saw a 9% drop in unsheltered homelessness last year, a shift Gov. Gavin Newsom has touted as a sign of his successful leadership. But the number of people living on the streets or in ...

How Many Homeless in Each State. It's not just California. Today we are going to look at some facts about the homeless in the United States. For some reason, many people only think California, Oregon, ...

Isaiah Chavira, housing navigator at Interfaith Community Services, speaks with Dan, who currently lives in his van, about available resources in Oceanside on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Six months ago, a ...

A large homeless encampment in Phoenix known as "The Zone" was cleared by court order in late 2023. While some former residents entered shelters, many returned to the streets or their whereabouts are ...

Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets in severe winter weather can be a deadly policy. It has been in New York City.

DENVER — A Denver City Council committee advanced an $11 million plan Tuesday to hire outreach teams and community ambassadors to assist people living on the streets, though some council members ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Governor Gavin Newsom makes remarks during a press conference about homelessness funding in San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 ...