The number of people with nowhere to call home decreased both in California and nationwide last year, according to a long-awaited federal report. The data, showing the first decrease in homelessness in years, provided fuel for activists challenging the Trump administration’s narrative that current homelessness policies are failing and need to be overhauled. There were 181,934 homeless Californians counted last year – a 2.8% decrease from 2024, according to the new federal report . Overall, the