Burned human remains discovered near homeless encampment
The burned remains of a person were discovered near a homeless encampment in San Jose Monday afternoon.
Richmond fire crews find body in PG&E vault with evidence of attempted theft
Richmond Fire crews say they recovered the body of a man, found dead inside an underground Pacific Gas & Electric utility vault Tuesday, and also found evidence the man might have been trying to steal wires that contained valuable metals.
San Jose median home price reaches $2 million as housing advocates continue push for affordable housing
Local housing advocates say most people still can’t afford to buy Bay Area properties.
San Francisco's homeless count shows slight increase, but progress on sheltering
San Francisco has completed analyzing data from the latest count of homeless in the city. The city says the overall number of homelessness is up slightly, but the city says it is making progress in getting people off the streets.
Fatal shooting near old Oakland homeless encampment stirs concerns
Oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting that took place Tuesday afternoon in an area that was notorious for a large homeless encampment. It was taken down more than a year ago. Neighbors said the area has improved, but that the homicide does raise concerns.
RV community relocates near San Francisco Zoo
After city officials in San Francisco asked them to move, an RV community that had been located on Winston Drive has relocated.
Homeless pet owners concerned about separation during SF street sweeps
The City of San Francisco is ramping up street sweeps under Governor Newsom’s executive order, but there is concern around how unhoused individuals with homeless pets will keep their families together.
Homeless man accused of killing another homeless man in Palo Alto parking garage
An unhoused Palo Alto resident is facing a homicide charge over the death of a fellow homeless man in a parking garage.
Breed tries to push unhoused non-San Franciscans out of city
In an executive directive Thursday, Mayor Breed is pushing city departments and services to offer relocation assistance to out-of-town homeless residents, before offering any other services, including housing and shelter.
Homeless relocation a priority in San Francisco under new executive order
An executive order by San Francisco Mayor London Breed will require unhoused residents to first be offered transportation that can reunite them with family outside the city before anything else.
Sunnyvale shelter offers tour as some residents still under quarantine with scabies
A half-dozen residents of the North County Shelter, operated by the Bill Wilson Center, Thursday, continued to be in quarantine at a South Bay motel. This, as Bill Wilson Center executives opened the 6.500-square-foot facility to the media for tours, and a look at cleaning protocols.
Advocates push for San Francisco to house homeless in empty homes
Advocates are pressing San Francisco officials to fill empty homes around the city with unhoused residents instead of criminalizing homelessness.
Scabies outbreak infects multiple Sunnyvale shelter residents
A scabies outbreak at a Sunnyvale homeless shelter led as many as four residents to undergo treatment for the contagious skin condition. One employee also tested positive for scabies.
San Francisco steps up homeless encampment sweeps
San Francisco has stepped up a program to sweep homeless encampments. City leaders have been saying that plans were in the works to take more action to eliminate encampments, and on Monday crews began patrolling the streets clearing camps.
San Jose mayor rebukes Newsom's homeless encampment order
San Jose's mayor said Sunday that he understands Gov. Gavin Newsom's frustration with sprawling homeless encampments, but said swift sweeps are the wrong way to deal with them.
Housing and homeless advocates disappointed by Newsom's order to clear encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order is finding support in the South Bay. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan agrees that agencies should help get people housed but says it'll take more than just clearing encampments.
Dead body discovered at Palo Alto parking garage
Police in Palo Alto are investigating a suspicious death at a parking garage on Thursday.
Newsom issues order for removal of California homeless encampments
California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to remove homeless encampments, according to The Associated Press.
Good Samaritan told to stop providing water to homeless camp
Homeless people can make do without a lot of things. But no one can make do without an adequate supply of water. Marin County, one of the nation's richest counties, is where one woman has been told to stop providing water to a major homeless encampment along northbound Highway 101.
Woman killed in Santa Rosa leaves homeless community on edge
It's along the Prince Memorial Greenway in downtown Santa Rosa where police say 61-year-old Lisa McCool, a homeless woman, was stabbed to death.