The coronavirus pandemic took an enormous toll on Californians, especially those addicted to drugs. We still don’t understand the true depth of the pandemic’s effects in many areas, but here are two things we know for sure: fewer people sought addiction treatment during the pandemic, and the...
“Part of [the problem] may be driven by people who are poor, lacking opportunities, might be dealing with behavioral health issues, homelessness,” Lofstrom told The Times. “From my perspective, we are seeing symptoms of a social probl...
The emergence of fentanyl has worsened California's drug and homelessness crisis, particularly in cities like San Francisco. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via / Getty Images) People in the treatment-mandated felony process would undergo drug or mental health treatment and those who complete treatment woul...
"I think it cuts to the core of the cycle of serious addiction and retail theft and unsheltered homelessness," Mahan said. CBS News California met Ho and Mahan at a homeless encampment along the Guadalupe River in downtown San Jose, across from a Target shopping center. They described...
But those with the California Family Council say enough is enough, they believe Sacramento needs to start focusing more on things like immigration, housing, homelessness, drugs, and less on toys. “It’s a little crazy. Sacramento seems so content on breaking down the distinctions an...
Meanwhile, the Family Business Association of California has called Proposition 47 "catastrophic" for the state, saying homelessness has gone up by 51% and smash-and-grab crimes have cost businesses nearly $9 billion a year. It says Proposition 36 will fix a loophole in Proposition 4...
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“Homelessness has increased 51% in CA since Prop 47 passed and essentially decriminalized hard drugs like fentanyl and meth in 2014. Meanwhile, homelessness decreased 11% in the rest of the country combined. A recent audit found: “California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a...
“Everybody heard about homelessness, and everybody gave to [the homeless], but they hadn’t actually met somebody who was,” O’Malley says of her congregation. “Just sitting around a table after church and drinking coffee together, seeing so many similarities and commonalities and building ...
And the front-running performance of billionaire Republican-turned-Democrat Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race highlights frustration with crime and homelessness that will influence other races this year. A string of closely matched U.S. House contests anchored in Orange County and the ...