Marin awarded $18M to assist homeless campers, workers

The state will provide another $18 million to help homeless people in Marin move from camps into housing.

The announcement came just days before the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments in a case that might determine how much authority local governments have to shut down camps on public property and as the county approaches a funding cliff for recently housed homeless people.

The state grants include $8.67 million to maintain temporary housing and help underwrite permanent...