Former Oakland Army base may house about 1,000 homeless residents
Roughly 1,000 homeless residents of Oakland may soon be able to find shelter on the city's former Army base following a resolution approved Tuesday by the City Council.
San Mateo County breaks ground on new navigation center
San Mateo County broke ground on a new homeless navigation center Wednesday in Redwood City. The project will offer temporary housing but also services for the homeless.
50,000 Bay Area renters waiting for California COVID-19 emergency rental relief money
More than half of the California households that applied for COVID-19 rental relief have yet to receive emergency assistance, but the state says it will process applications under review in the coming weeks.
Oakland, San Francisco awarded grants to convert hotels into housing for homeless residents
Oakland and San Francisco have been awarded a combined $22 million in state grants to convert hotels in each city into permanent housing for homeless residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said Wednesday.
Santa Clara County counts unhoused population for 1st time since pandemic
Volunteers on Thursday came out for a second and final time in Santa Clara County to document how many people are experiencing homelessness.
Slipping through the cracks: Accusations of systemic failure at tiny home community
It's supposed to offer temporary housing for the homeless, while helping them find a more permanent place. But now some residents of this tiny home community in Mountain View say they're being forced out without a plan of where to go next.
Mission residents want homeless and mentally ill to be housed for safety's sake
Neighbors in San Francisco's Mission District say there are escalating problems stemming from homeless encampments, mostly involving fires and fights.
Remaining people evicted from Concord homeless encampment
Wednesday was the deadline for people to leave a homeless encampment in Concord that had been the source of numerous complaints by neighbors.
Concord homeless encampment packs up to meet deadline, has nowhere to go
Tuesday was moving day for some unsheltered people living in about 25 tents in a field under BART tracks, along San Miguel Road in Concord.
San Francisco works to move homeless out of hotels and into long-term housing
San Francisco's shelter-in-place hotel program for its unhoused residents is coming to an end.
Santa Clara County receives $22M state grant to convert hotel into 67 housing units
Santa Clara County has received a $22 million grant from the state's Homekey program, which the county will use to purchase and convert a hotel into housing units for homeless residents.
Oakland man accused of posing as police officer, approaching teenage girls arrested
Berkeley police announced the arrest of a man accused of posing as a police officer and approaching teenage girls with criminal sexual intent of minors.
Homeless students' needs at center of rally at San Jose State University
Despite progress, San Jose State University and one of its student groups are at odds over how best to serve those affected by homelessness.
Large-scale tiny home village to open by Lake Merritt
The city calls it the first large-scale tiny home village with space for 65 people on the largest parcel of city-owned land near Lake Merritt, in District 2.
Landlord threatens eviction, sparks battle with tenants during moratorium
In Alameda County, evictions are illegal for unpaid rent, unless there's a threat to health or safety or if the owner wants to sell the property, which this landlord claims he wants to do. But the tenants say they're being harassed and bullied into leaving.
Pandemic puts pressure to keep low-income residents in homes
There's a renewed sense of urgency to keep some of the Bay Area's Latino neighborhoods affordable and accessible for the people who live there.
Berkeley RV owners resist city street sweep
The City of Berkeley has given RV owners until Wednesday to relocate out of the area of 8th street and Harrison street, offering them permits to a new safe parking site two miles away, or risk having their vehicles towed.
California's eviction ban has ended, here's what to know
Tenants with unpaid rent can still stay in their homes and avoid eviction, but only if they have applied for emergency rental assistance.
California eviction moratorium expires, but local ordinances can keep renters in place
The expiration of California's eviction moratorium, which protected renters who couldn't pay rent during the pandemic, is a concern for many renters who say they are still hampered by the ongoing pandemic and economic hardships from job losses or illness.
1st of its kind: Oakland expands housing program for teachers of color
40% of teachers said they plan to leave the Bay Area within the next five years due to the cost of living. But Oakland launched a program to try to retain teachers of color by providing them housing stipends and subsides.