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.
California sex offender gets life for killing 4 women
A California sex offender who with his best friend kidnapped, raped and killed four women, some of them while wearing a GPS tracker, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole.
San Jose fire leaves families homeless for the holidays
This is not what mother of two Paige Roster had in mind as being home for the holiday, as she dressed her newborn daughter, Nora. Roster, her partner, Paul Eischens, and their kids are staying at a Los Gatos motel due to unfortunate fate.
San Jose moves forward with plans to build 32,000 housing units
San Jose has been in a legal battle over the project with Santa Clara County and Milpitas since 2005. The biggest issue was the traffic and congestion new housing would create. But, with homelessness becoming a growing concern in the South Bay, all sides agree making housing more available needs to be the priority.
Santa Clara County families to receive $1,000 monthly in guaranteed income program
This project is one of the few that will focus specifically on families experiencing homelessness. Advocates say giving families this money gives them the ability to use the money for what they need the most.
Candlelight vigil held in Fremont to remember people who died living on the streets
Abode Services helps unhoused people in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Alameda Counties. They also partner with community groups like those at St. James Episcopal Church to provide food and other necessities.
Unhoused in Berkeley thankful for nontraditional warehouse they call home
On this Thanksgiving holiday, a group of homeless people in Berkeley said they have found family and community in a shelter that uses a different approach to help people get off the streets.
Oakland mayor-elect Sheng Thao determined to bring hope, change and services
One day after declaring victory in the race for Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao said she's ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work on issues that many Oaklanders want addressed.
Homeless advocates in San Jose remember lives lost on 2nd anniversary of church stabbings
Each year homeless advocates in San Jose remember the hundreds of people who die while living on the streets there. Today also marks two years since two unhoused people were stabbed to death while sheltering in a San Jose church.
Marin City's historical Golden Gate Village needs major work
Marin City, the unincorporated, mostly African American enclave on Sausalito's northern tip, may finally receive the attention it and its residents deserve, befitting the location's historical status.
Homeless man builds wooden house 'on wheels' on Hollywood Boulevard
A small wooden house built by a homeless man on Hollywood Boulevard is drawing a lot of attention from people passing by the popular Los Angeles road.
Neighbors use planters to dissuade homeless encampments
Neighbors in San Francisco's Mission District are fed up with homeless encampments, and they're taking matters into their own hands.
Newly formed Oakland homeless encampment on Caltrans property cleared
Yet again, unhoused Oakland residents, formerly of the Wood Street encampment, were cleared from another Caltrans property at 34th Street and Mandela Parkway. Caltrans said they were illegally on the site.
Former Wood Street encampment residents move to another Oakland Caltrans lot
Former unhoused residents from Oakland's sprawling Wood Street homeless encampment have found a new place to call home on a state parking lot.
Homelessness increased for California Latinos during pandemic
A new report says due to the pandemic, over 22,000 additional people fell into homelessness in California. The data also shows that Latinos experienced an increase in homelessness during that time, more than any other group.