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In Fresno, one of California's toughest new camping bans comes into focus

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Three months since Fresno implemented its new law, police have made over 300 arrests, but only a few unhoused people are taking them up on drug treatment services
California's effort to combat homelessness fails to curb rising unhoused population

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California is spending billions of dollars on homelessness and housing, but the state auditor finds it's not doing enough to track the money and whether it's working.
Police in Berkeley cleared protests against a park being converted to student housing

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This week, law enforcement removed several dozen people protesting a new phase of a U.C., Berkeley, project to build housing on a historic site.
Soaring utility bills push some low-income Californians to the financial brink

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Californians face another electricity rate hike, in part to pay for PG&E to bury power lines to prevent wildfires. As climate change raises energy costs, low-income residents struggle to pay bills.
In areas of California hit by storms, some undocumented residents can't get FEMA aid

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The California farmworker community of Planada is recovering from the parade of storms that hit the state. Many undocumented residents there are ineligible for FEMA assistance.
Residents of Oakland homeless camp say the city hasn't helped them during the storm

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The massive storm hitting California is flooding homeless encampments throughout the state. In the Bay Area, residents of Oakland's Wood Street camp say they're not getting help from the city.
Homelessness among Latino residents has spiked in San Francisco

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Despite measures meant to protect renters during the pandemic, homelessness among Latino residents has spiked in San Francisco.