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Commentary: Data Suggests Clear Link Between Housing Costs and Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2023
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Commentary: Data Suggests Clear Link Between Housing Costs and Homelessness

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A local official keeps wanting to link homelessness to drugs and m ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A local official keeps wanting to link homelessness to drugs and mental illness—but all the data points to the chief cause of California’s large homeless populat ...

May 30, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This weekend, the LA Times Editorial Board called out city and cou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This weekend, the LA Times Editorial Board called out city and county officials who on the one hand rallied in Sacramento last week to demand $3 billion in state ...

April 17, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 12, 2023
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Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations

Photo Attribution: Cyanidethistles, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, ...

Photo Attribution: Cyanidethistles, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Sheila Teker Since the beginning of 2023, California has been hit by ...

April 12, 2023
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Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 30, 2023
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Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A program that has, to date, created 12,774 permanent and interi ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A program that has, to date, created 12,774 permanent and interim homes through 210 projects across the state has been continued this week by Governor Gavin Ne ...

March 30, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2023
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Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego - This week, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024 ballo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego - This week, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024 ballot initiative to improve how California treats mental illness, substance abuse, and homelessness ...

March 25, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Earlier this week, I noted the continued problems with CEQA and it ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Earlier this week, I noted the continued problems with CEQA and its ability to thwart housing projects—and then a California Appellate Court on cue provided a ca ...

February 26, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2023
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Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) this week looked ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) this week looked at the growing homeless problem in California—which is unique in part because it is growing far ...

February 23, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 11, 2023
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Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom unveiled a $297 budget that accou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom unveiled a $297 budget that accounts for a $22.5 billion shortfall caused by anticipated revenue declines. Many praised the wor ...

January 11, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Homeless Crisis Is Solvable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Homeless Crisis Is Solvable

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Recent assessments show that California leads the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Recent assessments show that California leads the nation by a wide margin in homelessness and, in particular, an unsheltered homeless population ...

January 02, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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State and Counties Begin Implementing CARE Court

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 02, 2022
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State and Counties Begin Implementing CARE Court

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Despite concerns from experts and activists, California is movin ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Despite concerns from experts and activists, California is moving forward with CARE Court, as means to deliver mental health and substance use disorder service ...

December 02, 2022
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Governor Newsom Convenes Local Leaders to More Aggressively Tackle the State’s Homelessness Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 20, 2022
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Governor Newsom Convenes Local Leaders to More Aggressively Tackle the State’s Homelessness Crisis

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened local leaders to discuss th ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened local leaders to discuss their plans to tackle the homelessness crisis and identify new strategies and opportunities to mo ...

November 20, 2022
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Governor Newsom Calls for More Aggressive Action on Homelessness, Pauses Latest Round of State Funding

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 04, 2022
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Governor Newsom Calls for More Aggressive Action on Homelessness, Pauses Latest Round of State Funding

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he will convene ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he will convene local leaders in mid-November to review the state’s collective approach to homelessness and ide ...

November 04, 2022
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Commentary: The Housing Insecurity to Prison Pipeline

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2022
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Commentary: The Housing Insecurity to Prison Pipeline

By Davis M. Greenwald People often ask me how it is I focus on issues such as housing and land use on the ...

By Davis M. Greenwald People often ask me how it is I focus on issues such as housing and land use on the one hand and criminal justice reform on the other. The basic answer is that the two are actua ...

November 02, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 20, 2022
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ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps

By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyer’s C ...

By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil rights of the SF Bay Area filed a lawsuit against the city of SF on behalf o ...

October 20, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Bill Advances to Combat Homelessness by Making Significant Improvements to Shelter Programs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 31, 2022
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Bill Advances to Combat Homelessness by Making Significant Improvements to Shelter Programs

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A bill that would address the state’s homelessness crisis by mak ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A bill that would address the state’s homelessness crisis by making crucial, overdue changes to shelter and motel occupancy programs passed the legislature las ...

August 31, 2022
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State Clears More than 1250 Homeless Encampments in 12 Months

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 27, 2022
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State Clears More than 1250 Homeless Encampments in 12 Months

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom on Friday announced that the state has cleared a ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom on Friday announced that the state has cleared an average of 100 encampments per month with a total of 1,262 cleared sites, removing 1,213 tons ...

August 27, 2022
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Student Opinion: Interpreting the So-Called Californian Exodus

Posted by Michelle Lin
|Date: August 22, 2022
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Student Opinion: Interpreting the So-Called Californian Exodus

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The existence of a “Californian Exodus” was debated before the pande ...

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The existence of a “Californian Exodus” was debated before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has exacerbated the issues that cause people to leave. College student’s choi ...

August 22, 2022
| by Michelle Lin

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Sunday Commentary: The Homelessness Issue – Housing First Versus Mental Health and Addiction First

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2022
| (6) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Homelessness Issue – Housing First Versus Mental Health and Addiction First

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Twice now in the past two years we have seen major efforts at coer ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Twice now in the past two years we have seen major efforts at coerced treatment in California raised as a solution or at least part of a solution to homelessness ...

July 03, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Housing, Not Coerced Treatment the Key To Solving Homeless Problems

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2022
| (2) Comments

Commentary: Housing, Not Coerced Treatment the Key To Solving Homeless Problems

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor’s proposal for CARE has blazed throu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor’s proposal for CARE has blazed through the legislature so far. Once again legislative Democrats are willing to support coerced tre ...

June 30, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo Gets $12.5 Million for Housing and Services for People Experiencing Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 21, 2022
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Yolo Gets $12.5 Million for Housing and Services for People Experiencing Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

Governor Newsom meets with NAMI CA By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – With the nation experiencing a ment ...

Governor Newsom meets with NAMI CA By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – With the nation experiencing a mental health crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the state is issuing $518.5 mi ...

June 21, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Project Submitted for the Hibbert Site

Senate Passes SB 423 – To Extend Streamlining of Builder’s Remedy

Senate Passes Bill to Spur Affordable Housing Development

Sacramento County Grand Jury Calls Efforts to Resolve Area Homelessness ‘Endless Loop of Failure’ by Elected Leaders

NY County Defenders Call Out Another Death at Rikers

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The $500 Flashlight

Former Progressive SF District Attorney Skips Politics This Time, to Lead UC Berkeley Law’s Criminal Law & Justice Center

Appeal Continues for Decades-Old Murder Case – Maryland Supreme Court Delays Reinstating Adnan Syed’s Conviction and Sentence

Radical Reversal – Uplifting Incarcerated Individuals through the Arts

COURT WATCH: Prosecution Opposes Return of Electronics Seized from Accused’s Home, Claims Connection to Ammunition Possession Charge

Commentary: Data Suggests Clear Link Between Housing Costs and Homelessness

Commentary: Data Suggests Clear Link Between Housing Costs and Homelessness

Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions

Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions

Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness

Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness

Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA

Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA

Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?

Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?

Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless

Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless

Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Homeless Crisis Is Solvable

Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Homeless Crisis Is Solvable

Governor Newsom Convenes Local Leaders to More Aggressively Tackle the State’s Homelessness Crisis

Governor Newsom Convenes Local Leaders to More Aggressively Tackle the State’s Homelessness Crisis

Governor Newsom Calls for More Aggressive Action on Homelessness, Pauses Latest Round of State Funding

Governor Newsom Calls for More Aggressive Action on Homelessness, Pauses Latest Round of State Funding

Commentary: The Housing Insecurity to Prison Pipeline

Commentary: The Housing Insecurity to Prison Pipeline

Bill Advances to Combat Homelessness by Making Significant Improvements to Shelter Programs

Bill Advances to Combat Homelessness by Making Significant Improvements to Shelter Programs

State Clears More than 1250 Homeless Encampments in 12 Months

State Clears More than 1250 Homeless Encampments in 12 Months

Sunday Commentary: The Homelessness Issue – Housing First Versus Mental Health and Addiction First

Sunday Commentary: The Homelessness Issue – Housing First Versus Mental Health and Addiction First

Commentary: Housing, Not Coerced Treatment the Key To Solving Homeless Problems

Commentary: Housing, Not Coerced Treatment the Key To Solving Homeless Problems

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