Cyndi Lauper unveils report on LGBTQ youth homelessness
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Years before reaching pop music stardom, Cyndi Lauper was down on her luck, broke and homeless.
Malia Cohen elected as SF board of supervisors president
Supervisor Malia Cohen was elected board of supervisors president, replacing London Breed who will be taking over as mayor of San Francisco.
Homeless eviction in Richmond tugs at onlookers' heartstrings
For months now a small group of people has lived in this homeless encampment near the intersection of 22nd Street and Carlson Blvd in Richmond. City leaders notified the group they needed to go. But while people tried to quickly pack up all their belongings, some onlookers say they felt the group's pain.
Decomposed body found in Milpitas homeless camp
MILPITAS (BCN) A man's decomposed body was found in a homeless encampment off westbound state Highway 237 in Milpitas this afternoon, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
'Jogger Joe' charged as community struggles with increasing homeless population
The video of the jogger throwing a homeless man's belongings into Oakland's Lake Merritt has gone viral on social media.
Seattle divided as leaders halt tax on companies like Amazon
Seattle leaders on Tuesday repealed a tax on large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks after a backlash from businesses, a stark reversal from a month ago when the City Council unanimously approved the effort to combat a growing homelessness crisis.
Viral video: Jogger tosses homeless man's belongings in Oakland's Lake Merritt
Many people are reacting with outrage and anger after an Oakland man posted video of a jogger dispersing and throwing a homeless man's belongings into Lake Merritt and into the garbage.
46% of survey takers say they plan to move out of the Bay Area
Forty-six percent of Bay Area residents are planning to leave the region in the next few years, according to a survey from the Bay Area Council.
San Francisco crews clear out small homeless camp in SoMa
San Francisco Public Works crews began to clear out on Tuesday morning a small homeless encampment in the city’s South of Market neighborhood, part of an ongoing crackdown by the mayor.
People living in vehicles move to different marina location in Berkeley
BERKELEY (BCN/KTVU) People living in their vehicles at the Berkeley Marina left Marina Boulevard when ordered to do so by police this morning, one of the vehicle dwellers said this afternoon.
2-acre brush fire in San Jose
A vegetation fire has burned just over two acres this afternoon by the Capitol Expressway in San Jose, a fire department spokesman said.
250 more police officers, Tasers in SF mayor's 2-year, budget proposal
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) The San Francisco Police Department could see major changes in the coming years, as Mayor Mark Farrell announced on Tuesday a two-year budget proposal with more than $34 million going toward public safety investments.
SF mayor pledges nearly $30M to prevent homelessness, help city's homeless
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) Nearly $30 million in additional general fund investments in the next fiscal year will go toward preventing homelessness in San Francisco and providing support to families and individuals experiencing homelessness, Mayor Mark Farrell announced on Thursday.
Homeless population moves into Oakland's 2nd 'tuff shed' location
Dennis Young spent his first night sleeping in a 'tuff shed' Thursday.
Santa Rosa supervisors approve funding for 'tiny homes' for veterans
SANTA ROSA (BCN) The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors this afternoon approved a $1.8 million amended award for 14 "tiny homes" for veterans on Russell Avenue in Santa Rosa.
Officials begin to clear W. Oakland homeless encampment under 980
OAKLAND (BCN) Oakland city officials began a weeks-long project today to remove a homeless encampment that has grown for more than five years under Interstate Highway 980 in West Oakland.
Mission District cleared of homeless tent encampments at mayor's order
San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell today pledged to clean up unsanitary streets with nearly $13 million in investments over the next two years.
Meltdown: Tolerant San Francisco fed up with dirty, smelly streets
Though known for its compassion to the needy, San Francisco may have hit peak saturation with tent camps, stinky urine and trash littering the streets, and the new interim mayor has vowed to do something about it.
Caltrans workers file grievance against dangers of clearing homeless encampments
Caltrans got notice and formal grievance from its highway maintenance workers that they are sick, tired and disgusted with homeless camp clean up.
San Francisco mayor taking hard line approach to city's homeless
San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell is promising an aggressive crackdown on homeless encampments in the city's Mission District -- he says those camps will be cleared out this week.