This past Friday, there were two major news stories on homelessness. One story was very bad, and it has been the focus of nearly the entire field’s attention for the past several days. Of course, the first story is the […]
Author: Alex Visotzky
Why AB 799 Would Transform California’s Homelessness Response
At the California State Capitol in Sacramento, there are a number of buzzwords in every conversation around homelessness, and the one that keeps rising to the top: “accountability.’’ But few seem to share a definition of what accountability means and […]
What Can (and Can’t) Local Government Do to Address Homelessness?
More and more, local governments like cities, towns, and counties are finding themselves at the forefront of the homelessness crisis. Who do you call when you need a pothole fixed, or to report a downed tree branch? Local government. Similarly, […]
Exploring Innovations and Solutions for Unsheltered Homelessness
In March 2023, the Alliance will return to its West Coast conference format for the first time since February 2020. The conference’s focus on unsheltered homelessness makes the destination state of California as relevant as ever: two-thirds of California’s population […]
How CoCs Can Engage Local Leaders on Affordable Housing
With the recent release of the 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established nine policy priorities for local CoCs to help guide their efforts […]
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