Homelessness and Housing

Multiple state agencies spent nearly $24 billion on housing and homeless programs to alleviate California’s homelessness crisis in the first five years of Gavin Newsom’s governorship, but the number of…

Across the country, renters and unhoused people are organizing to demand that all levels of government address the nation’s housing crisis through social housing. On September 25–28, housing justice organizations held National…

In August, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his working-man’s clothes—aviators, jeans, and a trucker hat—starred in a video where he carted people’s possessions out of a homeless encampment near a Los…

Humboldt County, CA, and San Francisco are the latest pair to start some drama about who is busing homeless people where and homeless relocation programs. This seems to be a…

Angelique is racing against the clock to stop her eviction from Plymouth Housing’s Almquist Place. She owes $2,014 in back rent and she has until October 18th. “I just worry…

Across the country, churches that once attracted hundreds of parishioners are now facing declining congregations and near-empty buildings. Thus, faith communities and affordable housing efforts are coming together in an unexpected…

As low-income households face the dual burden of weather extremes and high energy costs, energy efficiency is an increasingly important strategy for both climate mitigation and lower utility bills. Passive…

First-time homebuyer assistance has reemerged as an important policy issue in the wake of rising housing prices and attention from presidential candidates. The most prominent proposal is a plan by…

California housing costs make the state an expensive place to call home. It’s such a fundamental part of California life it almost feels silly to say. Along with good weather,…

Joey Morrison, a city commissioner in Bozeman, Montana, and also the city’s next mayor, has lived in 13 different places since moving to town 10 years ago. He knows what…

Melissa Farmer often walks her dog through Gompers Park on Chicago’s northwest side. She has some thoughts on crime and homelessness. “This park is gorgeous. People don’t know about it,”…