Homelessness – California Globe

State Senate Candidate Mike Netter: It’s Time to Undo a lot of Bad Laws

June 27, 2026 7:00 amJune 27, 2026 7:01 am

“I give a shit,” Mike Netter tells me as we chat and I ask why he is running. We laugh. “I’m doing this because I want to, not because I have to – because I care about the majority of...

Sacramento Spending Another $2.5 Million on New Glamping Tent City for Homeless

June 25, 2026 10:55 amJune 25, 2026 1:26 pm

Published June 24, 2026 7:00am. UPDATED: June 25, 2026: Sacramento’s fancy new $2.5 million homeless tent city, a “safe camping site,” is located in the River District. The City will be committing $1.2 million annually to contractors to run the...

DOJ’s Fraud Crackdown in California Hits New Milestone with $100 Million Bank Fraud Arrest

June 10, 2026 10:18 amJune 11, 2026 11:05 am

First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli announced today the arrest of Mahender Makhijani on federal charges of defrauding a bank out of nearly $100 million through a sophisticated scheme involving falsified title policies and forged documents. Makhijani is a...

Gavin’s New Grift: Newsom Announces He is Awarding $80 Million in Funding to 343 Nonprofits and Faith-Based Orgs

May 29, 2026 5:00 amMay 29, 2026 5:20 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is awarding $80 million in funding to 343 nonprofit and faith-based organizations throughout California following the San Diego mosque shooting. How interesting. California has a $30 billion budget deficit (that we know of) and the...

Spencer Pratt Releases Bold 5-Step Treatment-First Plan to End LA’s Drug-Driven Homelessness Crisis

May 22, 2026 6:00 amMay 22, 2026 6:01 am

In a powerful nine-minute video released Thursday on X, Spencer Pratt, candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2026, unveiled his comprehensive 5-step plan to tackle the city’s homelessness crisis. Pratt framed the issue not as a housing shortage but...

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...