FREMONT, Calif. — A controversial homeless camping ban has passed in Fremont, California, despite hundreds of people voicing their concerns during a city council meeting on Tuesday.The ordinance ...

More than 300,000 people cycled through homelessness in California in 2024, yet the state only had 76,000 shelter beds and 79,000 units of permanent supportive housing, according to the bill.

The state is ground zero (PDF) for the nation’s homelessness crisis and NHLC says California’s new tally of camping bans is higher than any other state in the nation. Advocates for homeless people say ...

The bill would stop cities and counties from issuing fines and jail time to homeless people for “acts related to experiencing homelessness,” including camping.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno City Council has approved a proposed ban on camping on many city sidewalks. Councilmembers on Thursday voted 5 to 1 in favor of adding articles to the Fresno ...

Proposed California bill would bar fining, arresting homeless people for camping The Right to Rest Act, proposed by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, D-Pasadena, will be heard by a legislative ...

A proposed bill in the California Legislature barring cities and counties from fining or arresting a homeless person for sleeping or camping on the street is set to be heard by a legislative ...