Gov. Gavin Newsom said "recent guidance allows support for recovery housing without creating a duplicative and costly new ...

Democratic officials in California have circled back from their coddling of drug addicts and homeless people to the understanding that they can use criminal law as leverage to eliminate the kind of ...

SMARTLY dressed in a crisp black shirt, white T-shirt, trousers and shoes, a man proudly and carefully sets out his works of ...

The council passed a resolution calling for the state to do more to combat drug addiction and crime associated with ...

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree ...

A dangerous veterinary tranquilizer known as tranq is rapidly spreading through Los Angeles, alarming public health experts and federal agents who say the drug, when mixed with fentanyl, is driving a ...

Cell phone in hand, Oliveira travels to cities like Boston, Lowell, Lawrence and, recently, Worcester, where he engages with ...

San Francisco is dealing with an elevated number of homeless people and drug users near its international airport as the city tries to crack down. The average number of homeless people recorded at the ...

Oct. 10 is World Homeless Day. In San Diego, an event was held to honor those lost and help those currently without a home.

Gov. Tina Kotek faces a steep challenge now the legislative session is done: making sure that hundreds of millions allocated for homelessness and drug addiction is used as intended. Oregon lawmakers ...

Stacey Quinn started using drugs from a young age growing up in O'Malley Park, Southill, in Limerick. At 19, she was homeless ...