Marisa Kendall • CalMatters, Author at Stocktonia News

A woman in a bright vest and a man talk to a person seated on a street at night. The scene is somber and concerned, with a car in the background.

Homelessness is down in California and across the country, new federal report shows

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters June 3, 2026, 6:00 a.m.June 2, 2026, 8:14 a.m.

The data, showing the first decrease in homelessness in years, provided fuel for activists challenging the Trump administration’s narrative.

California blocks Trump administration from withholding homelessness funds

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters April 21, 2026, 3:35 p.m.April 21, 2026, 3:35 p.m.

An urban area with a shopping cart, trash pile, and a bridge.

A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters April 6, 2026, 12:42 p.m.April 9, 2026, 1:25 p.m.

Person sorting through clothes in a park with playground equipment and trees in the background.

Homelessness is dropping in California, but funding cuts could derail progress

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters Sept. 24, 2025, 7:13 a.m.Sept. 24, 2025, 7:26 a.m.

A dusty beige motorhome being loaded onto a tow truck in a parking lot with two workers in safety vests.

New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters Sept. 4, 2025, 3:31 p.m.Sept. 4, 2025, 3:31 p.m.

Cluttered outdoor encampment under a canopy of trees with various items and makeshift shelters.

California cities lack unified response on homeless encampments

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters Aug. 25, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Aug. 22, 2025, 11:43 a.m.

A makeshift tent near a highway overpass, surrounded by scattered belongings.

Caltrans’ response to homeless encampments is lagging, cities complain

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters May 16, 2025, 12:01 p.m.May 15, 2025, 7:51 a.m.

An older man with a gray beard in a tan jacket sitting in a courtroom setting.

What happens after a homeless person is arrested for camping? Often, not much

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters April 22, 2025, 12:01 p.m.April 21, 2025, 7:58 a.m.

Two people conversing; one wearing a "SAN FRANCISCO" hoodie and a face mask, the other holding a folder.

They were arrested for sleeping outside while homeless. Now, these Californians are headed to trial

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters Feb. 27, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Feb. 25, 2025, 4:27 p.m.

An urban scene under a concrete overpass with people and makeshift shelters; graffiti on pillars reads "BEWARE OF HUMEN NOT DOG!" and "BEWARE OF DOGS."

One issue Trump and Newsom agree on? California homelessness

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters Nov. 8, 2024, 7:34 a.m.May 7, 2026, 9:49 a.m.