Mayor Breed defends homelessness response in wake of 4-alarm Hayes Valley fire

San Francisco Mayor London Breed took to X -- formerly Twitter -- Wednesday morning to address concerns that a large fire in Hayes Valley on Tuesday may have been related to homelessness in the area. 

Residents protest conditions at San Jose hotel for homeless

In January, San Jose allocated $2.5 million of federal funding to maintain support services and properties like the SureStay Hotel and LifeMoves is responsible for maintaining operations.

San Rafael's homeless proposal: Will it cause even more encampments?

One Bay Area city's attempt to sort out the homeless encampment problem is drawing a lot of attention; not all of it is complimentary. Encampments could actually take up a lot more space.

Unhoused residents say several cats missing after Caltrans sweep of San Jose encampment

The recent sweep of a homeless encampment in San Jose has left its residents distraught and concerned that several missing cats may have been trapped in tents during the bulldozing.

Nearly 1/3 of the US homeless population lives in California. This veterinarian cares for the pets

An elevated train clangs along tracks above Dr. Kwane Stewart as the veterinarian makes his way through a chain link gate to ask a man standing near a parked RV whether he might know of any street pets in need.

San Jose leader to spend night in homeless shelter

San Jose officials are being challenged by a formerly homeless resident to stay in a shelter before voting to open more--and one is up for the offer.   

Oakland mayor considers charging other cities homeless fee

Mayor Sheng Thao is contemplating the implementation of a fee for other cities if their homeless residents relocate to Oakland. 

New report show Santa Clara County’s homeless population decreased, homeless families increased

Santa Clara County’s latest homelessness count shows the number of unhoused individuals fell by 1.2% across the county and by 4.7% within San Jose city limits. However, that same count shows the number of families experiencing homelessness increased dramatically by 36.5% across Santa Clara County and a stunning 122.2% in San Jose.

San Jose nonprofit launches free concert series to revitalize St. James Park downtown

In recent years, St. James Park has dealt with issues of crime and people sleeping in the park but Levitt San Jose says they’re using music to make this park welcoming again for everybody.

Sonoma County sees 22 percent reduction in homelessness from last year

Sonoma County is touting its annual 2023 Point-In-Time count of people experiencing homelessness, citing a 22 percent decline in overall homelessness and a 24 percent decline in people who had been designated "chronically" homeless from the previous year, the county said Wednesday.   

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao reflects on first 150 days in office, addresses challenges moving forward

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is entering his sixth month in office. As she deals with a historic $360 million budget deficit and other challenges moving forward, we asked her to evaluate her first 150 days leading the city.

SF Board of Supervisors want Mayor Breed to attend outdoor U.N. Plaza meeting to highlight opioid epidemic

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors are planning on holding a portion of their next meeting outdoors, at nearby U.N. Plaza. The board is hoping to highlight the city's opioid crisis and grill the mayor about how she plans to address it.

White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing under a new plan launched Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s larger goal to reduce homelessness 25% by 2025.

San Jose will start clearing unhoused people from Coyote Creek Monday

Starting Monday, the City of San Jose plans to help rehouse 120-200 people living along the waterway. Valley Water says it will make flood improvements along the waterway, but advocates say with limited shelter space and housing, the people living there won’t have any place to go.