Volunteers building unpermitted tiny homes for San Jose's homeless
A group of volunteers in San Jose are building tiny shelters for the homeless and hoping they don't get caught. They're doing it in an undisclosed location, without permits, hoping the benefit outweighs the cost.
Vocal opposition to temporary San Jose RV park for the homeless
As security screens RVs in the parking lot off Vista Montana in North San Jose Tuesday night, homeless campers were met with dozens of upset neighbors.
Protest flares over new location for San Jose parking site for homeless community
San Jose residents who live near a relocated safe-parking lot for people living in their vehicles are protesting the change. The lot is being moved from an Apple-owned site to a city-owned site.
These Californians say EDD hasn't paid their claims and now they are homeless
Here are the stories of just a small sampling of Californians who are living on the streets and who say they can't get through to EDD to collect the income they say is owed to them.
Santa Rosa homeless shelter reopens to intakes two months after COVID outbreak at facility
A Santa Rosa homeless shelter reopened to intakes Friday, nearly two months after it was closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 in early July, according to a city spokesperson.
Oakland dispute over tennis court comes to a resolution
The Athol Plaza tennis courts near Oakland's Lake Merritt have been home to about a dozen homeless residents for over a year. Residents in the area want the homeless cleared out, but homeless advocates say the residents have no where to go. KTVU's Greg Liggins reports.
Cluster of Fentanyl overdose deaths in Santa Clara County linked to tainted methamphetamines
A toxic batch of methamphetamine laced with Fentanyl contributed to a cluster of seven overdose deaths in the last three weeks among homeless individuals in San Jose.
DNA on metal cart links man to homeless woman's murder in Oakland
A man has been charged with murdering a homeless woman in Oakland after authorities linked him to DNA found on a metal cart used to attack her.
Someone set fire to homeless man's truck in Oakland after he shared his EDD woes
Hours after Sirmac Javius shared his painful experience of homelessness after he hasn't received an unemployment check for over a year to KTVU on Friday, someone set fire to his 2007 Chevrolet Silverado.
Mentally ill and homeless: Oakland arrest highlights system’s flaws
A San Francisco Bay Area man who is homeless and bipolar allegedly threw a water bottle at California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The brief encounter highlighted the population Newsom says he is trying to help.
California EDD delays push East Bay man into homelessness
Sirmac Jarvius was working as an apprentice barber in East Oakland before the pandemic hit. When he lost his job, he turned to the California EDD for help. Fourteen months later, he's still waiting to receive his first payment.
California is spending billions to house homeless in hotels
Project Homekey is set for a massive expansion in California. The program is repurposing vacant hotels, motels and other unused properties as permanent supportive housing for residents without a place to live
Alameda D.A.'s office charges man with murder for beating stabbing, setting homeless man on fire
A man has been charged with murder by Alameda County district attorney's office for beating, stabbing and setting a homeless man on fire back in March in Oakland.
Homeless man on bicycle killed on I-580 in Emeryville
Witnesses told officers that the man was on a bike traveling the wrong way, against traffic, when he was hit by one vehicle, and then another.
Fremont company helps save homeless man's puppy
A Fremont company has paid $12,000 in medical care for a homeless man’s puppy after an employee accidentally hits the dog with a work van. The owner of the dog is grateful the company helped to save the dog's life.
Deadline quickly approaching for plan to clear homeless encampment near San Jose airport
San Jose has until the end of next week to devise a plan to clear out a large homeless encampment that sits behind Mineta International Airport.
Funding for the homeless, affordable housing key components of Newsom's state comeback plan
California Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the state's homelessness crisis from the city of Sebastopol in Sonoma County on Monday, where he signed a $12 billion bill for homeless funding.
27 residents at Santa Rosa homeless shelter test positive for COVID delta variant
A vulnerable homeless population in the North Bay is experiencing a COVID-19, delta variant outbreak, Santa Rosa city officials said on Thursday.
FAA sets deadline for clearing of homeless encampment near San Jose airport
Hundreds of unhoused San Jose residents face an uncertain future. This, as the city is under pressure from the federal government to clear a homeless encampment at the edge of the San Jose airport's runways.
Oakland homeless encampment fires triple, some are arson
Fire officials say garbage, hazardous materials and illegal wiring has caused a dramatic increase in fires at homeless encampments. But also, some fires have been intentionally set.