Sonoma County supervisors scheduled to vote on housing proposals for homeless
The board in December approved spending nearly $12 million to buy or lease housing for the homeless, including dozens of the campers.
Judge orders moms who took over vacant home in Oakland to leave
A judge on Friday ordered the homeless mothers who took over an empty home in West Oakland to vacate the property within five days.
Calif. governor seeks $750M to pay rent for homeless
Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to sign an executive order Wednesday creating the fund, two days before he presents his second annual budget proposal to the state Legislature.
San Jose records first death of homeless resident in 2020
Residents barely noticed during Tuesday morning's commute that a homeless person lay dead on the sidewalk from exposure to the elements.
Sonoma Co. officials discuss growing Santa Rosa homeless encampment
Sonoma County officials are working on ideas for an already-approved indoor-outdoor shelter that they hope will address some of their safety concerns about a growing homeless encampment along a Santa Rosa trail.
Series of fires plagues growing Santa Rosa homeless encampment
On Santa Rosa's Joe Rodota Trail, a mile-long homeless encampment has swelled to an estimated 200 people. Now the encampment is dealing with a series of fires that have broken out, according to the fire department and neighbors.
Homeless moms who took over vacant house head back to court
Oakland City Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Nikki Fortunato Bas on Thursday demanded that Wedgewood Properties negotiate to sell or give the property to the women.
Laney College students in need awarded emergency fund scholarships
Comcast partnered with the Peralta Colleges Foundation to assist students facing unforeseen financial circumstances that impact their ability to attend classes.
Wedgewood: Wants to employ at-risk youth to renovate 'Moms 4 Housing' home
A group that helps at-risk youth find jobs is asking the women who are living in a West Oakland home illegally to leave so the property can be renovated and sold.
Santa Clara County lists 161 homeless deaths this year
HomeFirst, a local shelter and homeless advocacy organization, hosted a memorial Friday where the names of all those lost were read aloud.
SF mayor’s housing office gives $1M for rental subsidies for residents living with HIV
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a rental subsidy for residents living with HIV.
Woman loses home to foreclosure, becomes homeless, finds new home in transit village
Christmas came early for hundreds of low-income folks in Oakland. They are moving into a new affordable housing complex right next to the Fruitvale BART station.
Showers for San Francisco’s homeless will be harder to come by
After nearly six-years of providing showers for the homeless population in San Francisco and other Bay Area cities, nonprofit Lava Mae is scaling back service.
Oakland City Council President Kaplan proposes more solutions to homelessness
One of the solutions discussed includes re-use of vacant buildings.
Homeless moms who took over Oakland house head to court
A judge granted them a 15-day reprieve and ordered them to appear in court on Dec. 30.
Siblings face hardships of homelessness during high school
Approximately 900 students at Oakland Unified School District are homeless. two of those students, Robert and his sister Saundra, are among those who are struggling. However they've managed to make the honor roll.
San Francisco's newest homeless navigation center unveiled despite neighbors' protests
San Francisco unveiled its sixth homeless navigation center to temporarily house up to 200 people in need. The site for the center was strongly opposed by a neighborhood advocacy group who feared for the neighborhood's safety.