Marisa Kendall is a Homelessness Reporter at CalMatters. She focuses on social issues, particularly homelessness in California, while also covering the intersections of culture, health, and politics. Marisa's work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Mercury News, Boston Herald, and San Francisco Chronicle.
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After a “chaotic” start, Los Angeles’ effort to clear homeless camps is making progress. But problems remain.
By: Marisa Kendall
Mayor London Breed, outgoing mayor of San Francisco, made waves recently with a major policy shift: Before providing a shelter bed or any other
By: Marisa Kendall
While San Francisco has gotten an outsized amount of attention for putting its busing program at the forefront of its homelessness strategy, other California cities and nonprofits continue to quietly send small numbers of unhoused people all over the country
How California's relocation programs really work Topline:
Muchas ciudades de California ofrecen a sus residentes sin hogar billetes de autobús de ida a otros lugares.
Trump threatens aid to house homeless Californians Topline: Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more.
By: Marisa Kendall
Dr. Rishi Patel from the Akido street medicine team checks on a homeless man living in a vineyard in Arvin on May 28, 2024. Street medicine teams throughout California are increasingly using long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication to stabilize the mental health of people living in homeless encampments. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Gov. Newsom launched a program that uses Medi-Cal to help homeless Californians access housing. Trump could end it in 2026.
By: Marisa Kendall
Many California cities cracked down on homeless encampments after a Supreme Court ruling gave them the green light to arrest people.
By: Marisa Kendall
Tents outside the First Street U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles, where homeless advocates and supporters rallied as the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. heard oral arguments in the Grants Pass case on April 22, 2024. Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters
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