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Dead body found in Half Moon Bay homeless encampment
A deceased person was discovered Sunday afternoon in a homeless encampment located in open space between Venice Beach and Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay. San Mateo County Sheriff’s...Read More
Death of man at homeless encampment prompts CHP investigation
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a man found at a homeless encampment along an eastbound Interstate Highway 80 offramp in Vallejo on Monday morning. Officers...Read More
Police investigate Mosswood Park encampment death as homicide
A person found dead in a tent Sunday evening in Oakland’s Mosswood Park had reportedly suffered traumatic injuries, police said Tuesday. Someone reported the death to police at about...Read More
Firefighters believe discarded drug paraphernalia caused blaze behind liquor store
Discarded drug paraphernalia is suspected of causing a fire behind a liquor store in west Santa Rosa early Wednesday morning, the ciity’s Fire Department said. The fire was reported...Read More
County issues report after clearing Joe Rodota Trail homeless encampment
Sonoma County officials this week released a report on its effort to find shelter for homeless people who were living on the Joe Rodota Trail located in a county...Read More
Crews contain encampment fire with no injuries
A one-alarm fire Sunday afternoon at a homeless encampment near the intersection of Trumbull and Mission streets in the Excelsior neighborhood was contained quickly with no injuries, the San...Read More
Outdoor Oakland fire displaces five, destroys van
Fire destroyed a van and five makeshift dwellings Sunday afternoon at a homeless encampment in Oakland’s East Peralta neighborhood, displacing six people, the Oakland Fire Department reported. The fire...Read More
Oakland fire crews respond to outdoor blaze
The Oakland Fire Department has been called to the scene of a fire in the area of East 12th Street and 18th Avenue on Sunday afternoon. A dispatcher would...Read More
Vallejo firefighters ‘mopping up’ three fires Thursday
Vallejo firefighters were busy Thursday extinguishing three fires that included a five-alarm blaze than burned 40 acres on Mare Island. Fire engineer Kevin Brown said the five-alarm fire on...Read More
Oakland to fence off dead-end street behind Fruitvale Home Depot
People living in RVs will be forced to move when the city of Oakland closes a dead-end street behind the Home Depot store in Oakland's Fruitvale District.Read More
Santa Rosa plans to clear homeless camps by month end
Santa Rosa officials Monday evening will discuss a plan to clear some of the city’s homeless encampments by late July. The city’s Homeless Encampment Assistance Pilot Program will focus...Read More
Oakland opens fifth cabin community with wood sheds, RV space
A new community cabin site will be opening in West Oakland next week to serve 76 homeless people, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Wednesday. The site on Mandela Parkway was...Read More
Investigators unsure what caused three-alarm Pittsburg fire
A three-alarm fire that damaged a roofing supply company in Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon originated in an adjacent homeless encampment, according to a fire spokesman. Contra Costa County Fire...Read More
Hope Village encampment opens in San Jose
Volunteers began setting up the sanctioned Hope Village homeless encampment in its new home in San Jose Thursday.Read More
Homeless camp moves to temporary site
Residents of a privately funded San Jose homeless encampment called Hope Village were moved and given one week to find a longer term location. Read More
Decomposed body found in homeless camp
A man's decomposed body was found in a homeless encampment off westbound state Highway 237 in Milpitas.Read More
Body found near Santa Rosa homeless camp
A partially decomposed male body was found Thursday evening along the Joe Rodota Trail in the Roseland area of Santa Rosa.Read More
Antioch moves to boot downtown encampment
Residents of a homeless encampment near downtown Antioch are being asked to clear out by Monday.Read More
Santa Rosa man stabbed by two suspects
A homeless man in Santa Rosa was stabbed at his encampment on Tuesday night, but he did not suffer any serious injuries.Read More
Homeless camp fire claims male victim
A male victim died in a fire Monday morning at a homeless encampment near Interstate Highway 980 in Oakland.Read More