Encampment sweeps have accelerated since August, when Mayor London Breed’s promised crackdown began, adding to a steady decline in the number of tents on city streets since last summer.

As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris took a bold stand against major banks, securing a $20 billion settlement for homeowners facing foreclosure, a move that helped solidify her reputation as a formidable political leader.

Rent control has long been anathema to economists. Now, some are rethinking it. But the topic remains hugely controversial as Californians prepare to vote on Proposition 33.

A push to put affordable housing on excess land owned by California, like a project at an outdated San Francisco DMV office, faces obstacles, including infrastructure and funding issues.

A small community of Haitians calls San Diego home. But former President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant message leaves some wondering if they can truly belong. The view looks different for those in Tijuana.

Supriya Yelimeli surveys Fremont’s immigrant idealism and its relationship to inequity in the Bay Area.

Donald Trump didn’t attack California or Kamala Harris’s home-state record during their presidential debate. He didn’t miss his chance on a fundraising visit, blasting the state on crime, homelessness and more.

An unaccompanied minor shares his struggle to adjust to life in the U.S. He now champions California’s pilot program that helps immigrant youth but is scrambling for funding after budget cuts.