Voters in November are set to decide whether California should more aggressively prosecute shoplifting and drug use as part of a ballot measure that state officials say will result in more people ending up in prison.
Desperate for a way to help the tens of thousands of people living in tents, cars and RVs on California’s streets, lawmakers are attempting to upend a key tenet of the state’s homelessness policy.
Organizations across Riverside County will see a total of more than $15 million in federal funding to tackle homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday.