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.
Increasing presence of homeless people seeking shelter at SFO airport
San Francisco is struggling with a surge of homeless people seeking shelter inside San Francisco International Airport.
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.
Report: Bay Area homeless crisis among nation's worst, would take $12.7B to build enough housing
Jamal Porter says he's been sleeping in a tent encampment in West Oakland for the past six months, ever since after he lost his job on top of a family crisis.
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.
San Jose: Pilot program to help those at risk of homelessness expanded
The city of San Jose is hoping to help those at risk of becoming homeless, before they end up on the streets.
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.
San Jose State students experience housing insecurity
Students on the San Jose State campus are calling for permanent solutions to the problem of student homelessness.