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Marisa Kendall

Marisa Kendall reports on California’s homelessness crisis for CalMatters. She previously covered homelessness for the Bay Area News Group, courts for The Recorder in San Francisco and crime for The News-Press in Fort Myers, Florida. She’s a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C.

Marisa's Latest Articles

Newsom Promised Real Progress on Mental Health with CARE Court. Here’s What the Numbers Show
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Mental health news
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September 8, 2025

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, Calmatters found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

An Initiative Promised 20,000 Homes for Mentally Ill Californians. It Delivered Far Less
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Mental health news
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February 23, 2024

Proposition 1, a March ballot measure in California, promises to build 4,350 supportive housing units for homeless people with chronic mental illness. Can it succeed where previous measures fell short?

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