San Jose man arrested for animal abuse, vandalism

A 40-year-old San Jose homeless man was arrested for animal abuse and felony vandalism at a preschool Saturday morning

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.

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
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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.

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. 

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.