California homeless articles
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California Residents Can Be Vulnerable to Homelessness Due to Their Pets
Pet owners from California and several other states can face a struggle to secure rental housing that allows them to keep their animal companions."Many states, such as California, are increasingly becoming unaffordable to live in for most of the population. It's still tougher for people with pets; pet-inclusive, affordable housing is almost impossible to find," said Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society.Prospective renters with pets are subjected to additional deposits to already...
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Is California’s Narrow Homelessness Vote The Beginning Of The End Of ‘Housing First’?
Proposition One garnered a nail-bitingly close victory, but the slim margin signals the tide is turning against a failed housing policy.
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California leaders asked for a Supreme Court homelessness decision. Will it backfire?
As the nation's highest court heard arguments this week in a case expected to shape homelessness policies in the years to come, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath listened angrily. The case involved a small Oregon town seeking to rid its streets and parks of encampments, and leaders across California had joined in calling for the Supreme Court to take up the issue, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and L.A. City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto. But not Horvath....