Homeless told to leave camp in Santa Rosa to pave way for apartments, retail center
About a hundred people living in a Santa Rosa homeless encampment have been told that Thursday is the day they need to leave.
Family of man killed by SFPD demand DA charge involved officers within 2 weeks
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) After meeting with San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon in February, the family of a homeless Mayan immigrant fatally shot by police in the city's Mission District more than two years ago say they're still waiting to find out if Gascon will charge the involved officers.
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.
Homeless man couldn't afford $330k bail, judge sets him free
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) A homeless man who couldn't afford $330,000 bail while awaiting trial on burglary and auto theft charges has been released from a San Francisco jail on the order of a federal judge in the city.
Homeless encampment fire chars 5 cars, displaces tent dwellers
A fire that broke out at a homeless encampment in Oakland underneath Interstate 880 near Chinatown Wednesday, displaced people who are living out of their tents and severely damaged vehicles parked nearby.
Oakland woman tells her story of overcoming homelessness
A network of nonprofits, social services and individuals are banding together to help get the homeless get off the streets, one person at a time.
Kaplan wants tax on vacant Oakland properties to help homeless
In Oakland, city, county and community came together Monday night at City Hall to propose and discuss short and long term solutions to the growing homeless problem.
New housing for homeless veterans to be named after former Mayor Ed Lee
To most people, it looks like a construction site. But to more than 100 people living in San Francisco, 1150 Third Street in Mission Bay will be a new beginning.
San Jose: Homeless encampment cleared, but they didn't go very far
Homeless advocates are frustrated. They say the sweep of a San Jose encampment last week was pointless and that the residents just ended up moving feet from their original location.
Berkeley dismantles homeless camp in front of Old City Hall
Berkeley city workers and police early this morning dismantled a homeless encampment that had been in front of Old City Hall for about three months, a police spokesman said.
Legislation seeks to help cities get decision-making power for chronically homeless, mentally ill
San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener today introduced legislation that would make it easier for cities to seek conservatorships for chronically homeless people who are mentally ill, severely drug addicted or who make heavy use of city services.
Transient charged with sex crime after asking to touch toddler
A man arrested in Redwood City on Monday morning after expressing sexual interest in a toddler pleaded not guilty to felony charges of annoying or molesting a child in San Mateo County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Leaders push to build homeless housing on Oakland church properties
Some startling pictures of children living on the streets of Oakland are pushing local leaders to speed up a new project to house the homeless on church properties. Now congregations and the community are stepping up to find help, fast.
Housing advocates: Oakland's loss of SRO hotels may be related to homelessness
OAKLAND (BCN)-- In the midst of a housing crisis in Oakland, the number of single-room occupancy hotels in the city is decreasing as owners market them to higher paying tenants, according to a new map by the Anti Eviction Mapping Project and the Housing Consortium of the East Bay.
Deputy helps homeless man get ID
Mike Myers is 67-years-old. He's homeless. He's disabled and in pain because of a car crash decades ago.
San Francisco Public Works installs boulders to deter homeless
Boulders have been installed near the freeway overpasses at Cesar Chavez and Portero Avenue to deter the homeless, according to a report by Mission Local.
Warriors' Kevin Durant delivers gifts to Larkin Street Youth Services
It was a special day at Larkin Street Youth Services in San Francisco. On Tuesday, Golden State Warriors' forward Kevin Durant delivered the goods in the form of holiday gifts at the transitional housing center.
Homeless shelter increases from 35 to 75 beds in SF SoMa
The late San Francisco Mayor, Ed Lee, hoped to get a thousand homeless people off the streets this winter.
Spike in deaths for San Jose's homeless population
City leaders in San Jose say there's been a spike in deaths among homeless residents. Officials aren't sure if the recent spike correlates to more homeless or something else.
U.S. homelessness surges to nearly 554,000, pushed by West Coast crisis
The nation's homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, driven by a surge in the number of people living on the streets in Los Angeles and other West Coast cities.