Marisa Kendall
CalMattersMarisa Kendall covers California鈥檚 homelessness crisis for CalMatters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics, and a JPR news partner.
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In Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego, homeless Californians describe their experiences over the past year as camping ban enforcement has increased.
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California鈥檚 main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
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In his latest push to crackdown on homeless encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to make certain camps illegal.
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After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here鈥檚 what happened next.
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From biking in San Diego to running in San Francisco, these programs host workout groups specifically for homeless Californians.
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It鈥檚 been eight months since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities in California and beyond can respond to homeless encampments, allowing them to clear camps and arrest people for sleeping outside 鈥 even when there鈥檚 nowhere else to sleep.
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Cities across California have passed measures banning or restricting encampments following the U.S. Supreme Court giving the go-ahead in a ruling out of Grants Pass, Oregon. Now some attorneys who represent homeless campers are champing at the bit to put these new ordinances before a jury
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Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.
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Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more. Now, its fate is in the hands of President-Elect Trump.
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Many California cities offer their homeless residents one-way bus tickets to other places.
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Prop. 34 is about healthcare spending. But it will also likely quash the controversial AIDS Healthcare Foundation鈥檚 fight for rent control.
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Homeless Californians face many barriers to casting a ballot, even in elections that affect their lives. Some counties and nonprofits are trying to boost turnout.