San Francisco port commission votes to approve homeless navigation center

Port of San Francisco commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday allowing for a temporary Navigation Center for up to 200 homeless people in the city's South Beach neighborhood much to the displeasure of the dozens of residents who showed up to urge commissioners to hold off on the vote.

San Francisco port commission votes to approve homeless navigation center

Supporters and opponents of a proposed homeless shelter along San Francisco's waterfront packed a Tuesday meeting of port commissioners, who will decide whether to lease the land to the city

San Francisco at 'boiling point' over tech, houses, homeless

San Francisco's renowned waterfront hosts joggers, admiring tourists and towering condos with impressive views. It could also become the site of a new homeless shelter for up to 200 people.

San Francisco supervisors propose homeless shelters in all city districts

In the continuing effort to help solve rampant homelessness in San Francisco, a city supervisor proposed an idea that would require all of the city’s 11 districts host navigation centers, or shelters for the homeless. 

Mayor Breed updates proposal for Embarcadero navigation center

The hotly-contested proposal to open a SAFE Navigation Center for the homeless in an empty parking lot along San Francisco's Embarcadero saw some developments on Monday. 

Hardworking San Francisco native becomes homeless

When people think of the Bay Area’s housing crisis, John Harris might not seem like a face of the homeless, but he is. 

Man charged in axe killing of homeless man in El Cerrito

Larry Lawson, a 58-year-old homeless man, was found hacked to death with an axe on busy San Pablo Avenue near Potrero Avenue in El Cerrito. 

New bill would require community colleges to provide safe parking for homeless students

The high cost of housing in the Bay Area is forcing many college students to live in their cars. South Bay Assemblyman Marc Berman wants to make it a law requiring community colleges to allow homeless students to sleep overnight in school parking lots.

Cheers and jeers at tense SF Navigation Center meeting along Embarcadero

Despite the community meeting’s ground rules, it was cheers and jeers at a packed Embarcadero SAFE Navigation Center community meeting that drew more than 400 people Wednesday night in San Francisco. 

Tale of two cities: SF's new war on the waterfront; dueling GoFundMe for richer or for poorer

Neighbors hoping to block a planned homeless shelter on San Francisco’s waterfront are crowdfunding to mount a legal challenge to the city’s plans. So far, their GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $70,000.  The effort prompted a counter-campaign to support the city’s Coalition on Homelessness, which has raised about the same amount.

Hope Village residents pack up and temporarily move to motels as lease expires

Moving day is quickly approaching for 16 residents of San Jose's Hope Village homeless encampment. The camp’s closure comes after a federal agency raised objections to its location near Mineta International Airport.

Berkeley votes to ban RVs from parking on city streets, enforcement delayed

You can no longer park an RV on Berkeley streets overnight after the city council approved the ban early Wednesday morning. The Berkeley City Council vote 6-3 in favor of the RV ban...

Berkeley could ban overnight RV parking after over 1,000 complaints

Protestors attended Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting, as city leaders considered giving final approval to ban overnight RV parking. If approved, the ban would go into effect immediately.

Mountain View declares shelter crisis, while also working to craft RV restrictions

Protestors gathered outside Mountain View City Hall Tuesday night as city leaders voted unanimously to declare a citywide shelter crisis, while also passing a motion to draft language to place restrictions on RV dwellers, telling them where they can park.

Proposal to relocate San Jose's Hope Village homeless tent community halted

A controversial plan to relocate San Jose's first-ever sanctioned tent village for the homeless was suddenly halted Monday night amid growing neighborhood opposition. City leaders made the announcement that Hope Village would not be coming to San Jose's Willow Glen at what was expected to be a contentious community meeting.

Willow Glen residents apprehensive on homeless encampment relocation

Some residents in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose are raising concerns over a proposal to relocate a sanctioned homeless encampment. Hope Village houses more than a dozen homeless people in tents and is currently located on Ruff Drive near the airport.

2 deaths this week at large Santa Cruz homeless encampment

Despite two deaths this week, both Santa Cruz city and county officials seem stymied over what to do about a growing homeless encampment at the intersection of Highways 1 and 9.