One year after California launched Project Roomkey to shelter unhoused residents at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, Gov. Newsom’s top advisor on homelessness says he hopes communities across the state never completely end the program.

Story by Chris Nichols.

(Photo: Americas Best Value Inn Corte Madera, an 18-unit motel, is among the properties Project Homekey is targeting for homeless housing - Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters).

Single-payer health care. A wealth tax. And banning political contributions from corporations. All of these ambitious progressive proposals stalled in recent days, despite Democratic supermajority in the Legislature.

Story by Scott Rodd.