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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 06: A homeless woman is seen in Tenderloin District of San Francisco, California, United States on June 6, 2023. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A poster board displayed at a Sept. 23, 2024 press conference outlines the city of Fresno’s “Treatment First” approach to enforcement of a new law that bans camping by the homeless in public ...
The count is up slightly from last year's tally of about 181,000, and up 8% from 2022 (the last year most California counties counted people living in encampments). But there's some good news: The ...
A 2023 study published by the University of California, San Francisco found that around 90% of the homeless population of California lost their housing while living in the state. The research also revealed that around half of the homeless population is over 50 years old, with black residents disproportionally represented, that the majority of ...
In 2007–2023, California experienced higher increases in the number of people experiencing homelessness than any other state. [1]: 9 Between 2010 and 2020, the number of people experiencing homelessness in California increased by 31%, while nationwide the number fell by 18%. [9] Between 2020 and 2022, the number increased 6% in California ...
Since about 1970, California has been experiencing an extended and increasing housing shortage, [1]: 3 such that by 2018, California ranked 49th among the states of the U.S. in terms of housing units per resident. [2]: 1 [3] This shortage has been estimated to be 3-4 million housing units (20-30% of California's housing stock, 14 million [4 ...
Although more people are being housed in the state year-over-year — 63,237 in 2022 and 72,298 in 2023 — more people are newly becoming homeless — 162,684 in 2022 and 184,334 in 2023.
The Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative is a research project at the University of California, San Francisco, funded by Salesforce founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne Benioff. It was established with a $30-million donation from Benioff on May 1, 2019. Its director is Margot Kushel, MD. [1][2][3]