Homelessness – California Globe

Mayor Lurie’s Hollow Victory: Optics Over Substance in San Francisco’s Homelessness Numbers

May 15, 2026 6:00 amMay 15, 2026 6:01 am

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stood before cameras this week at the city’s first sober shelter, Hope House, and declared victory. Preliminary results from the 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, he announced, showed “incredible progress”: unsheltered homelessness had plummeted 22 percent...

City of Sacramento’s $66.2 Million Budget Deficit: Democrats to Cut Parks, Pools and Police

May 11, 2026 12:16 pmMay 11, 2026 12:16 pm

The City of Sacramento claims a $66.2 million budget deficit in its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27. Inquiring minds believe it is much higher. The Sacramento City Unified School District now admits to a $171 million budget deficit, up...

From The Hills To City Hall? The Rise of Spencer Pratt

May 7, 2026 5:21 pmMay 8, 2026 10:03 pm

Just weeks ago, the political class dismissed him as a reality-TV punchline. But Spencer Pratt, a reality star and 42 year-old millennial “outsider,” delivered a powerful reality check last night during the Los Angeles mayoral debate. Today, Pratt is surging...

California’s Horror Flick: Why Voters Keep Running Upstairs

May 5, 2026 6:30 amMay 5, 2026 6:31 am

I grew up in the 1980s watching Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees chase teenagers who always made the same dumb decision. Instead of bolting for the exit, the damsel in distress sprinted upstairs and locked herself in a dark room....

The Failed Promise of Housing First

April 29, 2026 1:00 pmApril 29, 2026 1:18 pm

In October, the San Francisco Chronicle shared the story of Austin Draper, a homeless fentanyl addict who has been hospitalized several times for endocarditis, a heart condition that is often caused by intravenous drug use. Only 35 years old, Draper has already...

San Francisco’s Voters are Screwed

April 20, 2026 3:35 pmApril 21, 2026 2:23 pm

California’s 11th Congressional District, encompassing San Francisco has long been a safe Democratic stronghold held by outgoing Nancy Pelosi, voters here face a terrible choice this cycle. Primaries are June 2, 2026. The three leading candidates – Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie...

Lost Angeles: LA Ranks the Worst for Quality of Life in Record-Low UCLA Survey

April 20, 2026 12:39 pmApril 20, 2026 12:39 pm

Los Angeles County residents have delivered a damning verdict on life in America’s second-largest city: quality of life has hit rock bottom under the watch of Mayor Karen Bass and a string of failed progressive policies. According to the...