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Rising Utility Costs Compound California's Housing Crisis
KQED News
December 19, 2023
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In the state of California, the three major utility companies, have nearly doubled electricity rates over the last decade. With growing increase in energy demands, the rising utility costs are pushing families already at the margins to the brink of homelessness. Many people are forced to making an impossible choice. Margot Kushel, MD, director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, said, "I think recognizing energy insecurity as a contributor to this crisis, this is the next frontier that we need to really worry about."
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Statement by Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Director Dr. Margot Kushel on 2023 Point-In-Time Homeless Count
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative
December 15, 2023
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Statement by Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Director Dr. Margot Kushel on 2023 Point-In-Time Homeless Count
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative
December 15, 2023
Following is a statement by Dr. Margot Kushel, MD, Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) at the University of California, San Francisco on the 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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San Jose Considering Sanctioned Encampments As Interim Options Face Long Wait Lines, Timelines
Mercury News
December 12, 2023
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Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
June 20, 2023
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Conducted by the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH) is the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s. The study provides a comprehensive look at the causes and consequences of homelessness in California and recommends policy changes to shape programs in response.
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