A broad coalition of homeless advocates urged Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to adopt the group’s proposed trailer bill to address homelessness in the 2023-24 state budget.

The proposed bill language, called the At Home Act, lists a comprehensive homelessness response system that Graham Knaus, CEO of the California State Association of Counties said addresses the state’s “uncoordinated” approach to homelessness.

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Charles is a Knight Foundation intern at Bay City News and a Master of Journalist candidate at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He freelanced for Oakland Side and Oakland North on race, equity, and health outcomes in the Bay Area. Before his graduate studies, Charles worked as a Business reporter in Ghana, West Africa, covering financial markets and rising startups. At Bay City News, he is interested in reporting on public health and the intersections of race and equity in the Bay Area.