South Bay nonprofit that helps homeless teens in search of new home
A non-profit that helps homeless teens is in search of a new home. Stand Up for Kids Silicon Valley found out the lease on their current building isn't being renewed. Now, they're hoping to find a new space before the holidays.
Sunnyvale homeless shelter extending service
This week’s series of winter storms underscore the need for homeless shelters year-round according to some advocates. But most cold weather shelters are slated to close their doors in a few weeks. Jesse Gary reports.
Professor living out of car may live in SJSU engineers' converted school bus
Some San Jose State University students are trying to make their own mark on the problem of homelessness, by providing those in need wit ha place to call their own. Jesse Gary reports.
Homeless shelter increases from 35 to 75 beds in SF SoMa
A new wing to the Medical Respite Center officially opened in San Francisco's South of Market area Monday. Acting Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Jane Kim attended the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Homeless couple anxiously await baby, but kids not allowed in shelter
The clock is ticking for Bernadette Ortiz and Ricardo Lopez, a pregnant homeless couple in San Jose. Their baby could arrive at any moment, but children are not allowed in the shelter they stay at.
Oakland approves homeless ordinance to allow ‘tuff sheds’ as temporary solution
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joins us to talk about what's next in the plan for homeless solutions now that the city has passed an ordinance to allow 'tuff sheds' as a temporary solution.
Chef Pat feeds Oakland homeless after losing restaurant in fire
Thomas Patrick Former is a religious man who feels that no good deed will go unpunished. So even though Former, known to his devotees as “Chef Pat,” lost his popular Starfish Seafood Café in a four-alarm strip mall fire on MacArthur Boulevard last year, he did not despair.
Tenderloin clinic takes action to prevent Hepatitis A outbreak
A health clinic in San Francisco is offering free Hepatitis A vaccines to prevent outbreaks as seen in several other California cities.
Chef Pat loses restaurant in fire, uses skills to feed Oakland's homeless
Thomas Patrick Former is a religious man who feels that no good deed will go unpunished.
City workers fear Hepatitis A outbreak among homeless in Oakland
A Hepatitis A outbreak is sweeping through homeless populations in two California cities and now there’s worry the Bay Area could be next.
Business owners not seeing improvement among homeless population
San Francisco business owner Noeme Chahenian isn’t ready to give up, but she’s close! “It happens all the time. I saw a naked man running around in front of our building and then he shot heroin in his behind.,” said Chahenian.
San Jose's homeless reside next to tourists
San Jose City officials say they have a homeless crisis on their hands. In Downtown San Jose's Plaza de Cesar Chavez, sits colorful Adirondack chairs initially put there to attract tourists ahead of Super Bowl 50.
Homeless family says they were never on the streets until last year
A family of five from Oakland who says they've never been homeless, until a year ago, reached out to KTVU to share their story.
Santa Rosa City Council approves tougher initiative that could impact homeless
While the number of homeless people in Santa Rosa has gone down the past few years, many people, including downtown business owners, say the problems associated with life on the streets have increased.
Homelessness up 25% in Oakland in last 2 years; residents hold Town Hall
Many Oakland residents say the homeless problem has reached a crisis level. City leaders were invited to attend a Town Hall meeting at Allen Temple Baptist Church to discuss the issue.
Palo Alto may force RV dwellers to abide by law
A half-mile stretch of El Camino Real, along the Peninsula, is a proving ground for how unaffordable Bay Area housing has become.
8-YO and mom hand out supplies to Oakland’s homeless
Eight-year-old A.J. Jackson is a little boy with a big heart, especially when it comes to homeless people.
Count indicates Alameda Co. homelessness increased 40% in 2 years
Alameda County released the results of its most recent homeless census, the results confirm what many people have been seeing. There are almost 40 percent more people living on the streets or in shelters in the county than two years ago.
San Francisco unveils 67-new affordable housing units in SoMa
Erika Mena tells her story of losing a job as a chef, becoming homeless and moving into an affordable housing unit in SoMa
Homeless encampment in SF Potrero Hill swept away by DPW
A DPW crew in San Francisco has swept away a homeless encampment on San Bruno Avenue.