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Damian Dovarganes/AP PhotoIn Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego, homeless Californians describe their experiences over the past year as camping ban enforcement has increased. -
Jane Vaughan/JPRIt’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Grants Pass’s ban against homeless people camping in public. The ruling reverberated across the U.S., freeing cities to crack down on homeless encampments. But in Grants Pass, the city still can’t clear all its homeless camps.
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California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget. -
The city is still finalizing the details, including the amount of the grant. The city council will discuss the program again at a meeting on Monday. -
Joy Community will provide 10 long-term homes for seniors. -
If approved, the deal would ban camping in seven more parks, some near schools and in residential neighborhoods.
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Governor Gavin Newsom has been noticeably frustrated over homelessness recently, and a lot of that frustration is being directed at local governments. -
Hundreds of residents gathered at Eureka City Council meetings, both in March and again on Tuesday night, mostly to speak in opposition to the proposed ordinance in a cumulative seven hours of public testimony. -
Many homeless people are finding themselves in a sort of medical in-between: not sick enough for the hospital, but not well enough to take care of themselves on the streets. Medical respite programs are trying to fill this gap. -
In his latest push to crackdown on homeless encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to make certain camps illegal. -
Grants Pass has faced an increasingly visible homelessness problem in recent years, including a series of lawsuits. -
After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here’s what happened next. -
A growing number of older adults are ending up homeless for the first time — often after a lifetime of work. With few options, little support and growing health risks, being older and homeless comes with unique difficulties. -
All four of the city’s homeless campsites will be within two blocks of each other.
