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.

Oakland firefighters quickly contain blaze at red-tagged building

The blaze at the building on 38th Street between Broadway and Manila Street, was reported at 8:50 a.m. and was under control at 9:40 a.m.

Crews clear debris near Berkeley homeless encampment

The onramp to Interstate 80 westbound from University Avenue in Berkeley is temporarily closed Sunday as public works crews clear debris near a homeless encampment.

Public Works crews remove debris near homeless camp in Berkeley
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Berkeley Police told KTVU that crews are removing debris near a homeless camp near Interstate 80 and University Avenue Sunday morning. A sergeant said that people living at the encampment are not being moved.

Oakland City Council will consider where to allow homeless encampments

City officials in Oakland are set to consider a new homeless encampment policy that would address where people can and cannot set up encampments.

First round of California 'Project Homekey' grants sent out

That's about $76.5 million out of $600 million to be awarded. That money will go to build 579 units at 10 projects in seven jurisdictions across the state. Those jurisdictions are: Tahoe, Lake Elsinore, El Centro, Mendocino, Kern County and San Jose.

San Francisco city attorney announced victory in Prop C lawsuit this week

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Wednesday announced the city can now start receiving funds from the November 2018 voter-approved Proposition C after the California Supreme Court declined to review the case.

High-end dining domes ordered to be removed in San Francisco

A public health officer ordered Hashiri, a high-end Japanese restaurant, to remove the domes “due to the enclosed nature of the structure, which may not allow for adequate air flow,” the Chronicle reported.

Coronavirus doesn't appear to have devastated the homeless as many feared

While shelters saw some large COVID-19 outbreaks, the virus so far doesn't appear to have brought devastation to the homeless population as many feared.

San Francisco to improve pedestrian space, increase physical distancing in Tenderloin

San Francisco city officials on Friday announced a temporary, four-block stretch of Jones Street in the city's Tenderloin will increase physical distancing as the district struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Advocacy group says PGA championship parking to displace homeless people

A San Francisco advocacy group for homeless people warned Monday that more than 50 people living in their vehicles near the TPC Harding Park golf course would be displaced as a result of parking restrictions during the upcoming PGA Championship.

Activists rally through Tenderloin, denounce city's settlement with UC Hastings over homeless people

Activists marched through the Tenderloin to denounce a plan by the city to remove hundreds of homeless people from the area in accordance with a legal settlement brought on by UC Hastings, among others.