SF tent on sidewalk prohibition has been enforced 152 times

A new ordinance in San Francisco, that prohibits tents and structures on public sidewalks in an effort to get homeless into housing, has been used more than 150 times since it was passed by voters in November.

Oakland homelessness up 25% in last 2 years; residents hold Town Hall

Many Oakland residents say the homeless population is at a crisis level. The number of homeless in the city has shot up 25 percent in the past two years.

Facebook employee is homeless, lives out of car

The high cost of living in the Silicon Valley is taking its toll- even on tech workers.

Oakland family of five homeless, living in Toyota Camry

A family of five from Oakland  who says they've never been homeless before until a year ago,  reached out to KTVU to share their story.

San Francisco battles growing homeless problem

A recent head count in San Francisco revealed that about 7,500 people have no place to call home. Every night, about 60 percent or 4,500 are left to fend for themselves on the streets. Last year, the mayor created an entirely new department to tackle the issue, aptly named the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing or HSH.