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Marisa Kendall, CalMatters

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Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

The report, released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California, set out to measure the long-term effects of Proposition 47 – a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.

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Trump renews push to shift homelessness funding. What’s at stake

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters June 24, 2026June 24, 2026
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Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters June 12, 2026June 12, 2026
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Where does California rank in homelessness? The federal report that could tell us has been delayed for months

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
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How will California’s next governor handle homelessness?

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters May 6, 2026May 6, 2026
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Plans to fix gaps in Newsom’s mental health court reopen divisions over involuntary care

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters April 27, 2026
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California blocks Trump administration from withholding homelessness funds

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters April 21, 2026
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California counties must jump through new hoops to get homelessness funds

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters and Ben Christopher, CalMatters January 16, 2026January 16, 2026
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New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters December 28, 2025
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Lawsuits challenge Trump administration’s radical homeless policy changes

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters December 4, 2025December 3, 2025

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