Oakland authorities begin evicting Wood Street encampment residents
Oakland city crews are clearing, cleaning and closing the sprawling Wood Street Commons homeless encampment. The eviction process will last at least two weeks to give people time to clear out and relocate, city leaders said.
Homeless woman found near San Jose creek believed to have died weeks ago
Advocates say despite efforts by the county, people are still dying on the streets of San Jose and the County is on track to have even more unhoused people die than last year.
California city to provide services to homeless encampment
For decades, major cities across California have been grappling with homelessness, a problem that has only worsened in recent years as a housing shortage has increased rents and made it difficult to find an affordable place to live
Flooded out Oakland tenants left in housing limbo for months
Repairs at Coliseum Connections Apartments in East Oakland are expected to take another two months after backed-up drains and flooding following a New Year's Eve storm caused 300 people to be displaced from their homes.
Housing, mental health care key to Newsom's latest strategy to fight homeless crisis
Newsom says he wants to build facilities where over $10,000 people a year can live and be treated for mental illness. Newsom’s past policies have been heavily criticized for not producing results and this time he wants California voters to weigh in on his new plan.
Hundreds of tiny homes headed to San Jose
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending hundreds of brand-new tiny homes to the city of San Jose.
San Jose mayor touts new dashboard as step to end homelessness
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has promised transparency and accountability on major city issues, including homelessness.
Homeless families in Santa Clara County struggling to find temporary housing
Unhoused Response Group distributed supplies Monday to people living along local creeks in San Jose. While many of the people they assisted were single and unhoused, emergency or temporary housing is limited for a lot of unhoused families.
Nearly 30 people have died on San Jose streets since January 1st
Santa Clara County data shows that so far this year, 28 people have died on the streets of San Jose. That’s about one person every other day.
Silicon Valley leaders learn about poverty through immersive experience
A group of Silicon Valley leaders learned some hard lessons Friday about living in poverty in one of the wealthiest areas of the country.
Advocates in San Jose provide flashing headbands to homeless to lower traffic-related deaths
Traffic-related deaths have hit record numbers over the last few years in San Jose. The city and homeless advocates say they're doing all they can turn this devastating trend around.
Winter is coming: Freeze warning in effect throughout Bay Area counties
A freeze warning is in effect throughout the Bay Area from Sunday night to Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Homeless Santa Rosa man killed by fire after smoking fentanyl
An unhoused man in Santa Rosa is dead after accidentally setting himself on fire from smoking narcotics, officials said.
East Bay woman who helps the homeless faces homelessness herself
An East Bay woman who co-founded a non-profit that helps the homeless is about to lose her own home.
How Dr. King's work still influences fight against poverty in California today
United Way Bay Area released a report last week showing 49% of the calls received on their 2-1-1 helpline in a 3-month period, were about housing insecurity and a lack of basic needs like groceries. The Bay Area group serves about 600,000 households, 80% of them people of color.
Homeless advocates in San Jose say most people safe during evacuations, others refusing shelter
After days of warning people living on the streets, and along creeks and rivers, homeless advocates in San Jose say it seems most people heeded the message that dangerous storms were headed to the Bay Area.
Judge temporarily stops Oakland's plan to clean out Wood Street encampment
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the city of Oakland's plan to clean out one of the few remaining portions of the homeless encampment on Wood Street.
Homelessness in San Francisco: Talk of frustration, survival
On a frosty December morning, Victoria Solomon recounted how San Francisco police had rousted her awake hours earlier, and threatened to take her to jail if she didn’t clear out within 10 minutes.
4 homeless men die in Santa Clara County in a single day
Santa Clara County reports that four men died on the streets: three of them Hispanic or Asian and least 50 years old. A local homeless advocate says December can be one of the deadliest months of the year, especially for unhoused seniors.
Volunteers make wonderful days for Half Moon Bay Area farmworkers
It's the time when many Latin Americans celebrate Las Posadas, an extended period of devotional prayer, lasting until Christmas Eve.