- Here’s Manuela Tobias of CalMatters on the governor’s approach to homelessness in his proposed 2022-23 budget.
- BHHI Director Margot Kushel, MD was quoted in this piece on the Omicron surge hitting Bay Area shelters.
- Another piece featuring Margot, this time on COVID-19 vaccinations for homeless people.
- And here is a journal article co-authored by Margot on the link between interpersonal violence and unstable housing among veterans.
- On overdoses and homelessness: “In reality, the association between homelessness and drug use is bidirectional, and homelessness itself plays a role in drug use and overdose risk.”
- The Southern California Association of Governments has endorsed a proposed ballot measure that would give municipalities a blanket veto over state housing laws.
- Republicans in the California legislature are asking Newsom “to call an Extraordinary Session of the Legislature to address the range of homelessness issues confronting California today.”
- The Urban Institute on how housing first interventions can break the homelessness-jail cycle.
- Apartment vacancies are at an historic low.
- Asm. Alex Lee has proposed a bill that would prohibit landlords from evicting tenants from properties they’ve owned for fewer than five years.
- Lastly, Washington State is considering statewide upzoning legislation somewhat similar to California’s SB 9 and SB 10.