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[1]: 8 Nearly one in four homeless people in the U.S., and 45% of unsheltered homeless people, live in California. [1] Even those who are sheltered are so insecurely: 90% of homeless adults in California spent at least one night without shelter in a six month period. [2]: 53 A statewide housing shortage drives the homelessness crisis.
The Homeless Bill of Rights (also Homeless Person's Bill of Rights and Acts of Living bill) refers to legislation protecting the civil and human rights of homeless people. These laws affirm that homeless people have equal rights to medical care, free speech, free movement, voting, opportunities for employment, and privacy. [1]
City attorneys say those rulings have led to the growth of homeless encampments in California and the West, and they urged the justices to overturn the 9th Circuit.
One study in Colorado examined a common justification for anti-homelessness laws – that a "tough love" approach ultimately increased the death and suicide rate of the homeless population – and found that the homeless reported worse quality of life due to the laws. [22] Another study in California found that people experiencing extreme ...
In reviewing Johnson vs. Grants Pass, the court could undo the 9th Circuit's Martin vs. Boise opinion, which limits punishment of homeless people.
The Grants Pass ruling clears the way for punitive measures against homeless people. Officials from San Diego to San Francisco are all too eager to oblige.
An estimated 171,000 people are homeless in California, which amounts to roughly 30% of all of the homeless people in the U.S. Despite the roughly $24 billion spent on homeless and housing programs during the 2018-2023 fiscal years, the problem didn't improve in many cities.
Today, California is home to nearly half of the nation’s unsheltered homeless population. Since 2018, our state has spent nearly $24 billion taxpayer dollars to solve its homelessness crisis ...