Santa Rosa’s homeless community face winter weather and COVID
Besides all their other problems, the homeless community in Santa Rosa are being hit with a triple whammy of winter weather, the threat of COVID and no place to go.
Corporate tax hike proposal would aid California homeless
A California coalition is proposing legislation to boost taxes on wealthy multinational corporations to raise more than $2 billion a year to house tens of thousands of homeless people.
Sheriff's deputies with guns drawn evict homeless moms from Oakland home
Just before 6 a.m., the deputies made entry into the home. They escorted the mothers outside, binding their hands with plastic ties. One of the mothers screamed, "Why are you taking me to jail? I'm just trying to protect my children."
Plenty of trash but little cash in San Jose program to pay homeless to pick up garbage
On Dec. 19, a day after an inquiry from this news organization, Liccardo went to a homeless encampment at Roosevelt Park and handed out prepaid debit cards to homeless residents who had been waiting to get paid for about five weeks.
Housing advocates protest SF temporary homeless housing plan
Housing advocates are calling on the city to expand its shelter in place homeless housing program. Candese Charles reports.
Police arrest homeless man suspected in two Marin County convenience store robberies
A 30-year-old homeless man from Sonoma County has been arrested in connection to two convenience store robberies in Marin County
CityTeam distributes Christmas meals to feed South Bay homeless population
Jesse Gary reports.
Glide hands out over 1,600 Christmas Eve meals to homeless during holiday tradition
Three thousand pounds of prime rib from San Francisco's House of Prime Rib have gone toward helping Tenderloin-based organization Glide with their efforts to feed the homeless over the holidays.
Glide hands out over 1,600 Christmas Eve meals to homeless during holiday tradition
Three thousand pounds of prime rib from San Francisco's House of Prime Rib have gone toward helping Tenderloin-based organization Glide with their efforts to feed the homeless over the holidays.
CityTeam of San Jose forced to shut down, cancel Christmas meals because of COVID-19
Someone in the recovery program at CityTeam tested positive for coronavirus, forcing the shutdown of meal distribution to the outside for the next 10 days.
Number of tombstones grow at annual Santa Clara Co. event marking homeless deaths
An annual event to mourn homeless deaths in Santa Clara County has taken on new significance this year. Advocates say the trials of 2020 have put more people on the streets, meaning more people have died.
Richmond man hands out gift bags to homeless
Richmond resident and combat veteran Shaun Carr is spreading holiday cheer by handing out gift bags to a homeless community in Berkeley.
Richmond man hands out gift bags to homeless
Candese Charles reports on how a combat veteran is giving back.
FEMA to reimburse local governments participating in Project Roomkey for pandemic's duration
The governor's office announced Friday that FEMA will reimburse Project Roomkey's homeless shelter-in-place hotels at 75% of the cost share for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency.
Household of essential workers receive rental relief, will stay in Bay Area
One San Jose family is sharing their story about a gift they're receiving this holiday season that kept them from becoming homeless.
San Mateo County supervisors approve purchase of two hotels to house homeless residents
During a special meeting Tuesday, county supervisors voted unanimously to complete the purchase.
San Francisco launches 32nd annual Winter Shelter Program for the homeless
San Francisco's St. Mary's Cathedral will temporarily shelter 67 homeless individuals through January 2021 as part of an interfaith program's 32nd year of service.
Some California counties winding down hotels for homeless; some in San Francisco are outraged
In San Francisco, advocacy groups and some officials are outraged by the mayor’s plan to start moving hundreds of people out of hotels around the holidays.
SF health director predicts city could hit purple tier by Sunday, prompting state-mandated curfew
San Francisco leaders say that county, one of the few still in the state's red tier, will likely be moved into the most restrictive purple tier, possible as soon as Sunday.
SF supervisors propose legislation to keep shelter-in-place hotels open
Four San Francisco supervisors on Thursday announced a plan to introduce legislation to keep the city's shelter-in-place hotels open for more than 2,300 vulnerable homeless residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.