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Weather service issues four-day freeze watch across region
The forecast for Bay Area this week just keeps getting colder. The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch in effect beginning Tuesday and lasting each overnight through Friday...Read More
San Jose expands investigation of labor violations at emergency housing sites
San Jose is expanding its investigation of illegal labor practices, including wage theft, at emergency housing projects handled by Habitat for Humanity, but there’s no set date for when...Read More
Lake Merritt tiny home village construction begins
Construction began this week on a tiny home village city officials intend for homeless people on city-owned land at Lake Merritt. The property, located at East 12th Street, will...Read More
‘Dignity’ takes center stage at Concord’s reimagined homeless shelter
There’s no disputing the pandemic disrupted life as we knew it, but in some ways, the status quo was due for a shakeup and the temporary time-out provided necessary...Read More
Convention catering giant shifts to shelter food service amid Covid-19 crisis
Team San Jose – once the marketing giant for the city and the managing force behind its conventions – has pivoted its in-house catering to provide meals to shelters...Read More
Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory
As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold the line,” as Gov. Gavin Newsom phrased it Friday. California as a...Read More
CORRECTION: Seventy people test positive for Covid-19 from MSC South homeless shelter
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Friday that Covid-19 has infected 70 people at the MSC South emergency homeless shelter. Of those infected, two are staff members and 68...Read More
Navigation center bill goes back to committee vote with amended compromises
“I believe with my amendments we can pass legislation that is both bold and achievable.”Read More
Berkeley votes 7-0 to develop emergency shelter with tent camp option on table
The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to direct City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley to develop an emergency shelter somewhere in the city to try to ease the city’s homeless...Read More
Breed announces new navigation center to exceed 2020 shelter bed goal
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is well on her way to reaching her goal of creating 1,000 new shelter beds by the end of 2020. By the end of...Read More
Santa Rosa City Council weighs relocation of homeless shelter
The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday will discuss using the former Bennett Valley Senior Center as a safe haven and a short-term Navigation Center with shelter beds and...Read More
Shelter beds opened as storm barrels into Bay Area
San Francisco is opening additional shelter beds at several sites throughout the city through Monday to help homeless residents get out of the rain.Read More
San Francisco opens shelters before weekend rain
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management announced that two pop-up homeless shelters will open in advance of a wet weekend.Read More