Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that he is pushing cities to ban homeless encampments. Getty Images. The state can’t force cities to impose the ban, but for those that do, Newsom has promised ...

Newsom’s announcement came just as Oakland began clearing one of its largest homeless camps in East Oakland, part of a citywide effort to close more encampments and move some homeless people ...

Newsom is urging California’s local governments to begin clearing homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban the growing number of makeshift camps.

Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated California’s push to eradicate homeless encampments on Monday, calling on hundreds of cities, towns and counties to effectively ban tent camps on sidewalks, bike ...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday again urged California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments, increasing his pressure campaign on local governments to follow the state’s ...

Newsom on Monday issued a model ordinance that municipalities can adopt to ban homeless encampments on public property, the latest rightward step the governor has taken on housing issues. Newsom ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating once again his efforts to address an intractable issue of his time in office: the makeshift tents that ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will remake California’s landmark environmental protection rules.

The analysis shows that these laws, including bans on sleeping outside, don't reduce homelessness. Why are they on the rise?

In major cities and more rural areas, arrests and citations rose in the months following last summer’s Supreme Court decision ...

It is among the stricter anti-encampment deterrents proposed by elected officials since the Supreme Court in 2023 made it easier to ban homeless people from camping on public property. And it’s ...

It’s been absolutely terrifying. We are on hold with our lives right now until this is resolved,” Anita Cavallo, a resident ...