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Around 300 county employees volunteer for the pre-dawn count each year, but it takes more — around 1,700 — total volunteers to be effective in the count, which runs from 4-8 a.m. -
A new California law is prompting local governments to adjust parking citation fees for those experiencing hardship. In Mission Bay, the new law could help one local family. -
A California company is using AI to help diagnose homeless Californians. The technology promises better access to health care, but it also raises questions. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is pressuring local leaders to pass ordinances regulating homeless encampments, among other requirements. -
The city of San Diego has been issuing citations to people living in cars and RVs in an effort to move them to one of the city’s safe parking sites. But now people living in their vehicles are fighting back. -
A new law going into effect Jan. 1, 2026 prevents cities from penalizing outreach workers who provide services such as legal aid or hand out blankets at encampments. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court changed the way California treats people with severe mental illness. We spoke with dozens of participants to learn how it’s working. -
CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling through the cracks. -
John Porten, former director of research at USD's Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, says grassroots work on issues such as homelessness, hunger and dirty beaches can strengthen community bonds and make Americans less susceptible to outside forces determined to further divide the country. -
Jewish Family Service has run the program at the Encinitas Community & Senior Center parking lot since 2020. The agency said it has served more than 300 people in that time.
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