News & Updates
Power Sharing to End Homelessness
Our national homelessness crisis is the result of entrenched systemic failures that have deep impacts across our society. Yet, in…
Bramson: Shifting the narrative doesn’t solve homelessness
In his 2019 State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom forcefully proclaimed that “housing ends homelessness.” With a history…
Bramson: How we’ve discarded the right to belong
Vagrancy laws have been around since the founding of our country. A set of unclear and often confounding principles, these…
Bramson: Budget cuts that leave scars
I often wonder why funding for building affordable housing seems like the first thing to go when budgets get tight….
Why criminalizing homelessness won’t solve it, and what policymakers should do instead
LOCK THEM UP. That response and the criminalization of homelessness has become an all-too-common reaction to a problem that requires compassion,…
Bramson: Groundhog Day in San Jose
It’s Groundhog Day all over again with the proposed 2024 San Jose budget. Yes, it’s true that there’s a different…
Affordable housing is the solution to homelessness, not criminalization
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this month in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which focuses on whether a local government can…
A Just Housing Policy Restores Dignity to People Experiencing Homelessness
We need to prioritize human worth and respect while pursuing practical solutions to address houselessness. A recent report from Santa Clara…
Bramson: Some basic, universal truths about income
In February, Arizona Republicans supported a measure to ban guaranteed income programs throughout the state. Far from actually considering the terrifying economic…
