Housing

Time -   According to a recent report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, California saw a 2.8% decrease in its population experiencing homelessness year over year, marking the first decline since 2018 and one of the largest drops in the country. Although California still has the largest number of people experiencing homelessness in the nation, the state's rate dipped from 48 per 10,000 people to 46 per 10,000. 

The decline appears to have been driven by a mix of policies, according to organizations that work closely with the state government to address the crisis: prevention programs, supportive housing and mental health services, and more aggressive encampment cleanup operations.