Homelessness

Two conversations about homelessness

One hyperlocal. The other out of Texas.

Dec 10 •

Ready or Not: Ojai Settles on a Housing Site for the Homeless

Some residents of Ojai's Tent Town will move to a state-funded permanent supportive housing project in the City's public works yard.

Aug 31 •

Ojai's Tent Town: New Residents, Evictions, A SCOTUS Decision, And the Big Question: Where Will They Go Next?

Plus: new interviews with camp residents and City Hall neighbors.

Jul 25 •

$12M to House Ojai's Homeless — But Where?

Another housing site fight, the uncertain future of $12.7 million in grant funding, and the difference between transitional and permanent supportive…

Jun 22 •

$12M (!!!) in State Funding for Ojai's Unhoused

The grant funding the Ojai City Council nearly didn't seek.

Apr 21 •

The Crisis Outside City Hall

An in-depth exploration of homelessness in Ojai and a forthcoming Supreme Court case that could change everything. Plus: get to know a few locals…

Feb 6 •

News Update: Ojai City Council, Wtf?!

Introducing the next deep dive. (And no, I don't intend for every series to include a "Wtf." It just felt appropriate here.)

Sep 14, 2023 •

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