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Legislators fight hospital closure amid coronavirus spread, rising homeless patient needs
A group of state legislators on Thursday called on Verity Health Systems to reverse its decision to close Seton Medical Center in Daly City, arguing that the closure will...Read More
Supes approve navigation center lease, require victim data from police
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took up two substantial issues at their Tuesday meeting: lease approval for a new navigation center and victim data reporting. Supervisors Tuesday approved...Read More
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 Rodota Trail located in a county...Read More
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 running in the March 3 primary election for the District 3 seat...Read More
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 Trail in a Sonoma County Regional Park in Santa Rosa were gathered...Read More
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 night at an offer by the house's owner.Read More
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 offered Saturday to pay to shelter them for the next two months....Read More
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 least a temporary victory on Monday when a judge didn’t rule on...Read More
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 on Sunday flatly rejected calls by two Oakland City Council members for...Read More
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 and housing officials will join community members in opening the city’s...Read More
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.Read More
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 to take priority as the next...Read More
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 be read at the 21st annual Homeless Memorial at 10 a.m. Thursday...Read More
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 safety."Read More
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 through Friday. According to Michelle Covert, spokeswoman for the county’s Office of...Read More
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 leave a homeless camp that had been set in front of Oakland...Read More
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 the city’s homeless population and protest...Read More
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 some tweaks, which will reform The City’s mental health care system. The...Read More
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.”Read More