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Amount of homeless people with mental illness increased slightly in recent years, but experts say they’re more visible: Analysis

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PHOTO: There has not been a significant rise in the number of people experiencing homelessness over the past decade, though there was a steady increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness with severe mental illness.

There has not been a significant overall rise in the number of people experiencing homelessness over the past decade, according to a new ABC News analysis, though there has been a steady increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness with severe mental illness. However, people experiencing homelessness may be much more visible in public … Read more

News Analysis: With actions on drug laws, mental health and labor, Newsom moves toward center in second term

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SAG-AFTRA members and supporters picket outside Paramount Studios

SACRAMENTO —  When Gov. Gavin Newsom put down his veto pen Friday night, closing the book on his fifth year of making laws for California, what emerged were signs that in his second term leading the state, the liberal Democrat from San Francisco is drifting toward the political center. He vetoed bills to decriminalize psychedelic drugs … Read more