Hayward set to open its first homeless navigation center on Tuesday
In an industrial section of Hayward, workers are putting finishing touches on the city's first homeless navigation center. It has 45 beds and is set to open Tuesday November 19, after the city formally unveils it the day before.
SJ continues push to eliminate number of homeless veterans
The Bay Area observes Veterans Day with parades and celebrations. But in the South Bay, the occasion marks a turning point in a years-old battle to eliminate the number of vets living on the streets.
Two men hurt in arrow attack in Richmond
The two have undergone surgery and are reported to be in stable condition.
Former Napster CEO behind nonprofit that puts homeless to work
Former Napster CEO Eileen Richardson left the “hub hub” of the Silicon Valley and started a nonprofit that puts the homeless to work. The Downtown Streets Team has been keeping San Jose clean for over a decade. It’s simple, take a pride in a day’s work and in return the DST staff will provide a path to housing, jobs, and provide a supportive community environment that builds self-esteem. The program has taken over 2,000 people off the streets and back to work. It has been so successful that 15 different cities around the Bay Area now have Downtown Streets Programs. Mayor London Breed was so impressed with its success she hopes to triple the programs in San Francisco over the next few years. Frank Mallicoat reports
Former Napster CEO behind nonprofit that puts homeless to work
Former Napster CEO Eileen Richardson left the “hub hub” of the Silicon Valley and started a nonprofit that puts the homeless to work. The Downtown Streets Team has been keeping San Jose clean for over a decade. It’s simple, take a pride in a day’s work and in return the DST staff will provide a path to housing, jobs, and provide a supportive community environment that builds self-esteem. The program has taken over 2,000 people off the streets and back to work. It has been so successful that 15 different cities around the Bay Area now have Downtown Streets Programs. Mayor London Breed was so impressed with its success she hopes to triple the programs in San Francisco over the next few years. Frank Mallicoat reports
Santa Clara County leaders urge passing law to help homeless people suffering mental illness
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors are investigating ways to help homeless people deemed severely mentally challenged. Officials say 11,000 residents are currently classified as homeless. But a less certain number are in need of help that can only come from conservatorship.
10-year-old California girl celebrates birthday giving food to homeless
“She’s a really sweet kid,” her mother, Kara Simmons Hernandez, said.
Apple pledges $2.5B to address California housing crisis
Nearly 30,000 people left San Francisco between April and June of this year and homeownership in the Bay Area is at a seven-year low.
Outpouring of support for residents in senior living apartments
Paul Chambers reports from Fairfax where seniors at Mercy Housing had their lights turned back on during the 3 p.m. hour, Wednesday.
Homeless camp near Home Depot cleaned up
Some transients' homes destroyed
Homeless family finds help, hope through Hayward-based housing program
A family who became homeless when the man lost his job found help and new hope through the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition in Hayward.
A round table discussion with Bay Area leaders on how to address homelessness
Leaders from the Bay Area's largest cities sit down with KTVU's Frank Somerville to discuss what is being done to solve the issues surrounding homelessness in their cities.
Tuff Shed program in Oakland considered a success
The city of Oakland is seeing success in its Tuff Sheds program to get homeless people into more permanent housing
Millions spent on fixing Bay Area homeless crisis, but where does the money go?
A big chunk of money spent in the Bay Area's three largest cities aimed at trying to tackle the homeless crisis doesn't actually trickle down to the people seen living on the streets. And 2 Investigates found, that's by design.
San Francisco Measure C to fund homeless services still tied up in court
Nearly a year after 61% of San Francisco voters passed Proposition C, a ballot measure to help fund homeless services, the money is still tied up in court. The measure put an average 0.5% tax gross receipts tax on companies with more than $50 million in annual revenue. The estimated $300 million from about 400 eligible companies, would go towards homeless programs.
Thousands of Bay Area students struggle to balance homelessness, education
Rudy Hurtado is one of San Francisco's "hidden homeless." He came to the U.S. from El Salvador four years ago, at the age of 16, and is still struggling to find a stable home. Now a 20-year-old sophomore at San Francisco State University, he said one of the hardest parts of being homeless was when he was in high school: he felt very alone.
Bay Area Homeless Crisis: By the Numbers
Homelessness is a growing problem in the Bay Area, and the proof is in the numbers.
Gov. Newsom celebrates annual Project Homeless Connect event in SF
Governor Gavin Newsom was on hand as Project Homeless Connect in San Francisco celebrated a milestone— it's 75th Community Day of Service.
Homeless laws in California and Bay Area explained
In California, there are hundreds of “anti-homeless” laws. Although there is nothing that specifically bans or restricts homelessness, cities in the Golden State have created nearly a thousand codes and ordinances that experts and homeless advocates argue disproportionately affect unsheltered people.
Drunk driver hits parked car, kills homeless woman inside
An alleged drunk driver who plowed into parked cars Monday morning killed a homeless woman who was asleep in her vehicle. KTVU's Debora Villalon reports the woman, in her 50s, was killed instantly along with her dog.