California cities may be forced to close homeless shelters next year if the legislature approves the proposed budget.

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All across California, temporary homeless shelters have become the foundation of taxpayer-funded efforts to get people off the street. CalMatters' new investigation found that shelters have instead ...

An investigation by CalMatters found that homeless shelters are dangerous, chaotic, and ineffective at getting people into permanent housing. The lead reporter behind the investigation, Lauren Hepler, ...

All across California, temporary homeless shelters have become the foundation of taxpayer-funded efforts to get people off the street. Our new investigation found that shelters have instead become ...

As California spends unprecedented billions of dollars to bring homeless people off the street, state lawmakers quietly approved new rules this summer requiring local governments to complete annual ...

A new state bill would add more oversight to California homeless shelters after a CalMatters investigation exposed that many taxpayer-funded facilities are plagued by violence, mismanagement and low ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A new state bill would add more oversight to California homeless shelters after a CalMatters investigation exposed ...

State lawmakers will debate a bill to require annual inspections, new complaint processes and harsher penalties for local governments that don’t file mandatory reports. This story was originally ...