The number of people experiencing homelessness vastly exceeds the number of available shelter beds in the state.
Erin Rode
Erin Rode is a freelance journalist based in Southern California, where she reports on the environment, climate change, housing and homelessness.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
California’s homelessness and climate crises leave unhoused communities vulnerable to floods
Seeking shelter, people are living in flood control channels and other flood-prone places.