California has by far the largest homeless population among the 50 American states, but there are at least two hopeful signs — the number isn’t growing very fast and more people are in shelters.

The historic increase of homelessness reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2024 was largely ...

By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters California’s homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but the crisis is growing ...

In 2024, states in the West and South had the highest rates of unsheltered homelessness, including California (66%), Oregon (62%) and Alabama (59%). About 95% of the homeless populations in ...

The number of people experiencing homelessness who died last year dropped for the first time in a decade, San Diego County ...

America’s homeless population swelled to its highest level in recorded history in 2024 according to an annual count of individuals living in emergency shelters, transitional housing or on the ...

Internal reports on deaths, disease, abuse and overdoses will give the public a rare glimpse inside taxpayer-funded shelters.