Some portion of unhoused Californians decline services and care and under current law, even if unable to assess their own condition, generally can’ t be forced to receive continuing treatment.

Commentary: Authorities need more tools to help unhoused Californians who don’t want help There’s a woman on the streets of San José who has spent a quarter of her life there. For the past decade she’s been cycling between the streets, the county jail, a shelter bed and the ER. She keeps falling through the cracks. The specifics of her case are unique, but the pattern is ubiquitous and familiar in every city across California. This woman in San José is nearly 60 years old. And ...

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