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A homeless man sleeps in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. Photo by Chris Stone

Opinion: Coercing the Mentally Ill in California to Get Help Can Be a Form of Compassion

by Patricia Wentzel 5 hours agoSeptember 24, 2023

A Sacramento woman with bipolar disorder reflects on her own experience with involuntary hospitalization and the potentially fatal alternative she faced.

A homeless man rests between boxes downtown. Photo by Chris Stone

Major UC Study Finds Losing Income Is Primary Driver of Homelessness in California

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters June 24, 2023June 25, 2023

California Big City Mayors

‘An Important Step’: State Senate Advances Legislation to Reform Conservatorship Laws

by Elizabeth Ireland April 25, 2023April 26, 2023

Affordable housing

Newsom Awards Nearly $25 Million for Four Local Affordable Housing Projects

by Editor February 17, 2023February 18, 2023

A homeless man sits against a brightly covered wall across the street from San Diego City College. Photo by Chris Stone

Life

California Moves to Set up Gov. Newsom’s New ‘CARE’ Courts for Mentally Ill on Streets

by CalMatters September 11, 2022September 12, 2022

Pharmacy customer

Opinion: San Diegans with Mental Health Issues Forego Treatment Due to High Cost

by Cathryn Nacario July 3, 2022July 4, 2022

A homeless man rests between boxes downtown. Photo by Chris Stone

Opinion: There Are Proven Solutions to Homelessness — California Must Consider Them

by Marie Waldron June 4, 2022June 5, 2022

Cast of "Turning Off the Morning News"

Arts

Dark, Absurdist – and Relevant – Comedy in ‘Turning Off the Morning News’ at OnStage Playhouse

by Pat Launer May 28, 2022May 29, 2022

San Diego Central Jail

Supervisors OK Plan to Find Alternatives to Jail for Some in Mental Health, Drug Crisis

by Elizabeth Ireland October 19, 2021October 20, 2021

Protest in support of Britney Spears

Opinion: Conservatorship in California Needs Reform, But Britney Spears Is Not the Model

by Teresa Pasquini July 23, 2021July 24, 2021

John Cox with ball of trash

Republicans See California’s Homeless Problem as Newsom’s Weak Point in Recall Election

by Manuela Tobias • CalMatters July 17, 2021July 18, 2021

County Administration Budilding

County to Pay SDSU $140K to Review COVID-19 Hotels After inewsource Reports Poor Care

by Cody Dulaney • inewsource April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic depression anxiety

Life

Study: Numbers of Those Feeling Mental Distress Rose Sharply As Pandemic Began

by Editor January 10, 2021February 9, 2021

San Diego County administration building

Board of Supervisors Authorizes Funding for Mental Health Diversion Program

by Christine Huard July 7, 2020