Catherine Moore stands in front of a now shuttered homeless shelter, where she experienced sexual harassment, in Anaheim on May 14, 2024. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters All across California, ...

Emergency shelters are supposed to be safe havens. A CalMatters investigation uncovered a different reality. Patrick Hogan, an unhoused man interviewed for the series, shared why he and many other ...

At its last meeting, the Atherton City Council took the next step toward resubmitting the town’s housing element to the state ...

After thousands of homes were destroyed by the Los Angeles fires in January, local jurisdictions are on high alert for ...

After voters shunned Kamala Harris and sent Donald Trump back to the White House, California Gov. Gavin Newsom immediately positioned himself as the leader of the opposition. Newsom called a special ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the convictions of former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and her business partner and former lover Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, in their entirety ...

San Mateo County has named Amy Davidson head of its Center on Homelessness, which coordinates homeless services throughout the county.

New housing construction in a neighborhood in Elk Grove on July 8, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, Has California’s spate of recent laws to build more housing worked? A report published today holds some ...

Guest Commentary written by Nico Gardner Nico Gardner is chapter coordinator for the Sunrise Movement in Los Angeles. It’s been just over a month since devastating wildfires forced tens of thousands ...

What happens when two friends share a passion for board games, experience in tech and an entrepreneurial spirit? In the case ...

The Woodside Town Council has reverted its original plan for housing density and zoning on the 773 Cañada Road parcel and ...

City Council members generally favored lower-hanging fruit options that were quicker to implement and less expensive.