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
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.
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 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.
Formerly homeless veteran and mother of 6 becomes 1st-generation college graduate
LaKendra Mackey’s own experiences of facing homelessness, PTSD, and raising a child with special needs inspired her to become a social worker to help others.
SF supervisors, service providers blast plan to rehouse 2,300 homeless people
Several San Francisco supervisors and homeless service providers on Tuesday blasted a plan by city leaders to rehouse 2,300 individuals currently staying in hotels as part of the city's COVID-19 response.
Homeless veterans find help off the streets through South Bay program
Since 2015, the 'All the Way Home' campaign in Santa Clara County has housed nearly 2,000 veterans, offering them health services, school vouchers, and job assistance too.
Cold snap potentially dangerous for the unhoused in San Jose
Efforts are underway to keep the city’s chronically homeless warm in San Jose. One shelter had to turn people away after reaching capacity.