Homeless

Legislators fight hospital closure amid coronavirus spread, rising homeless patient needs

A group of state legislators on Thursday called on Verity Health Systems to reverse its decision to close Seton Medical…

4 years ago

Supes approve navigation center lease, require victim data from police

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took up two substantial issues at their Tuesday meeting: lease approval for a new…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Sonoma County District 3 candidates agree on policy, differ on approach

Three-term Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane and former Santa Rosa City Councilman and Mayor Chris Coursey are running in the…

4 years ago

Last campers leave Sonoma County trail, some with nowhere to go

Fifty remaining homeless campers from the 250 who were camping along two miles of the Joe Rodota Trail in a…

4 years ago

Homeless moms call owner’s paid shelter offer ‘an insult’

One of the homeless mothers living in a vacant West Oakland house since Nov. 18 scoffed Saturday night at an…

4 years ago

As eviction nears, Wedgewood offers to pay charity to shelter Oakland moms for two months

The property owner planning to have two homeless mothers evicted next week from a West Oakland home offered Saturday to…

4 years ago

Judge rules against Oakland moms in battle against housing speculator

Two working, homeless mothers who moved into a vacant house owned by a real estate investment firm will soon be…

4 years ago

Judge to rule at later date on Moms 4 Housing case

Two homeless mothers who have been occupying a vacant West Oakland home for six weeks won at least a temporary…

4 years ago

Letter says investors ‘will not meet or negotiate’ with Moms 4 Housing

A spokesman for the company that owns an Oakland house illegally occupied by a group of women on Sunday flatly…

4 years ago

San Jose gets ready to open tiny home community for homeless residents

The City of San Jose will debut a bridge housing site for homeless people in January. City councilmembers and housing…

4 years ago

Homeless connect with services before chilly Christmas Eve on San Jose streets

Locals gathered to give clothing, blankets, food and other supplies to homeless people.

4 years ago

Breed lays down budget priorities: homelessness, mental health, clean streets

San Francisco Mayor London Breed made her budget position clear with city department heads Monday. She wants homelessness, behavioral health…

4 years ago

Memorial honors Santa Cruz County homeless who died this year

The names of dozens of homeless and formerly homeless people who died in the past year will be read at…

4 years ago

SF opens safe overnight parking site for vehicle-dwellers

"I want a key to my own apartment. I want to reconnect with my family. I want safety."

4 years ago

County adds 95 temporary shelter beds as temperatures near freezing

Santa Clara County is opening inclement weather shelters Tuesday due to near-freezing temperatures expected in the region through Friday. According…

4 years ago

Oakland police arrest 22 people at Housing Justice Village protest

Police arrested 22 people on suspicion of resisting arrest early Monday morning after they allegedly refused to leave a homeless…

4 years ago

Homeless camp protest outside City Hall brings attention to ‘cruel and inhumane’ practices

A camp dubbed Housing Justice Village set up Sunday at Frank Ogawa Plaza near Oakland City Hall to provide a…

4 years ago

Mayor, supes reach agreement on Mental Health SF

The San Francisco mayor and supervisors announced Tuesday they will move forward with Mental Health SF, with some tweaks, which…

4 years ago

SF hopes expanded conservatorship power will help those who need it most

“It’s not good enough to say we have voluntary programs that people can accept.”

5 years ago

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