County issues report after clearing Joe Rodota Trail homeless encampment
Sonoma County officials this week released a report on its effort to find shelter for homeless people who were living on the Joe ...
Sonoma County District 3 candidates agree on policy, differ on approach
Three-term Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane and former Santa Rosa City Councilman and Mayor Chris Coursey are ...
Last campers leave Sonoma County trail, some with nowhere to go
Fifty remaining homeless campers from the 250 who were camping along two miles of the Joe Rodota ...
Homeless moms call owner’s paid shelter offer ‘an insult’
One of the homeless mothers living in a vacant West Oakland house since Nov. 18 scoffed Saturday ...
As eviction nears, Wedgewood offers to pay charity to shelter Oakland moms for two months
The property owner planning to have two homeless mothers evicted next week from a West Oakland home ...
Judge rules against Oakland moms in battle against housing speculator
Two working, homeless mothers who moved into a vacant house owned by a real estate investment firm will soon be evicted.
Following a nearly ...
Judge to rule at later date on Moms 4 Housing case
Two homeless mothers who have been occupying a vacant West Oakland home for six weeks won at ...
Letter says investors ‘will not meet or negotiate’ with Moms 4 Housing
A spokesman for the company that owns an Oakland house illegally occupied by a group of women ...
San Jose gets ready to open tiny home community for homeless residents
The City of San Jose will debut a bridge housing site for homeless people in January.
City councilmembers ...
Homeless connect with services before chilly Christmas Eve on San Jose streets
Locals gathered to give clothing, blankets, food and other supplies to homeless people.
Breed lays down budget priorities: homelessness, mental health, clean streets
San Francisco Mayor London Breed made her budget position clear with city department heads Monday. She wants homelessness, behavioral health and street cleanliness ...
Memorial honors Santa Cruz County homeless who died this year
The names of dozens of homeless and formerly homeless people who died in the past year will ...
SF opens safe overnight parking site for vehicle-dwellers
"I want a key to my own apartment. I want to reconnect with my family. I want ...
County adds 95 temporary shelter beds as temperatures near freezing
Santa Clara County is opening inclement weather shelters Tuesday due to near-freezing temperatures expected in the region ...
Oakland police arrest 22 people at Housing Justice Village protest
Police arrested 22 people on suspicion of resisting arrest early Monday morning after they allegedly refused to ...
Homeless camp protest outside City Hall brings attention to ‘cruel and inhumane’ practices
A camp dubbed Housing Justice Village set up Sunday at Frank Ogawa Plaza near Oakland City Hall to provide a safe place for ...
Mayor, supes reach agreement on Mental Health SF
The San Francisco mayor and supervisors announced Tuesday they will move forward with Mental Health SF, with ...
SF hopes expanded conservatorship power will help those who need it most
“It’s not good enough to say we have voluntary programs that people can accept.”
SF develops tool to track available mental health, substance abuse beds
San Francisco health officials announced Tuesday the creation of an online system that will allow the public ...
Ben Carson dodges protesters in brief SF public housing visit
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson paid a visit to San Francisco’s Potrero Terrace ...
SF carves individual care paths for most vulnerable homeless population
"We have to find ways to use the system to bend in their direction.”
More attribute homelessness to rising rent in Santa Cruz County as overall count drops
The homeless population in Santa Cruz County has dropped 3.6 percent since last year, but a growing ...
Mayor’s Bayview Navigation Center plan gets mixed response
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday announced plans to build the city’s latest Navigation Center in ...
Businesses, organizations form ‘All In’ coalition to help city’s homeless
Sixty-five San Francisco businesses and organizations have joined forces to create the All In campaign, a coalition ...
Oakland mayor says city’s homelessness increase ‘no surprise’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said on Tuesday that she’s not shocked by the results of a new ...
Governor appoints Oakland mayor to state homeless advisory group
California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to a state advisory group on homelessness, alongside elected supervisors from Sacramento, Los ...
Oakland to fence off dead-end street behind Fruitvale Home Depot
People living in RVs will be forced to move when the city of Oakland closes a dead-end ...
Santa Rosa plans to clear homeless camps by month end
Santa Rosa officials Monday evening will discuss a plan to clear some of the city’s homeless encampments ...
Event brings resources, dignity to homeless community
An event next weekend in Oakland will bring together several organizations to provide services to the homeless ...
Oakland opens fifth cabin community with wood sheds, RV space
A new community cabin site will be opening in West Oakland next week to serve 76 homeless ...
San Mateo County’s homeless count grows with rise of RV dwellers
The number of homeless residents in San Mateo County has increased compared to recent years, and that jump is driven by the rising ...
Total Sonoma County homeless population declines, increases among younger people
The number of homeless people in Sonoma County declined 1.5 percent during the past year, according to ...
Nearly 30,000 homeless require regional solution, report says
The nation's third-largest population of homeless people, roughly 28,000, reside in the Bay Area, and most of ...
Santa Clara Co. extends emergency shelters for inclement weather
By Bay City News Service
Several emergency shelters in Santa Clara County will stay open for an extended ...
Homeless man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting woman who helped him
A homeless man in San Martin was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman who had ...
Activists mourn 157 homeless deaths in Santa Clara County
A chilly wind and temperatures around 40 degrees provided a visceral backdrop for the vigil.
