This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two top Weingart officials placed on leave as nonprofit launches review into housing project valuations. Weingart ...

Many years ago, sometime after Ronald Reagan replaced Pat Brown as governor of California, I was driving up the coast from ...

A year after a canvass of the Inland Empire showed a slight increase in the number of residents living without permanent shelter, some cities are preparing to again measure homelessness in the region.

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When Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill last month that would have supported sober homeless housing, his reason left many scratching their heads. Newsom said Assembly Bill 255, which would have allowed ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news ...

In July 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California agencies to “urgently” close homeless encampments on state property, aiming to show local officials that the state is leading by example in ...