Homeless

SF develops tool to track available mental health, substance abuse beds

San Francisco health officials announced Tuesday the creation of an online system that will allow the public and service providers…

5 years ago

Ben Carson dodges protesters in brief SF public housing visit

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson paid a visit to San Francisco's Potrero Terrace housing development Tuesday…

5 years ago

SF carves individual care paths for most vulnerable homeless population

"We have to find ways to use the system to bend in their direction.”

5 years ago

More attribute homelessness to rising rent in Santa Cruz County as overall count drops

The homeless population in Santa Cruz County has dropped 3.6 percent since last year, but a growing number of people…

5 years ago

Mayor’s Bayview Navigation Center plan gets mixed response

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday announced plans to build the city's latest Navigation Center in the Bayview District,…

5 years ago

Businesses, organizations form ‘All In’ coalition to help city’s homeless

Sixty-five San Francisco businesses and organizations have joined forces to create the All In campaign, a coalition that seeks to…

5 years ago

Oakland mayor says city’s homelessness increase ‘no surprise’

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said on Tuesday that she's not shocked by the results of a new count that shows…

5 years ago

Governor appoints Oakland mayor to state homeless advisory group

California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to a state advisory group on homelessness, alongside elected supervisors…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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.…

5 years ago

Event brings resources, dignity to homeless community

An event next weekend in Oakland will bring together several organizations to provide services to the homeless community, including free…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

San Mateo County’s homeless count grows with rise of RV dwellers

The number of homeless residents in San Mateo County has increased compared to recent years, and that jump is driven…

5 years ago

Total Sonoma County homeless population declines, increases among younger people

The number of homeless people in Sonoma County declined 1.5 percent during the past year, according to the results of…

5 years ago

Nearly 30,000 homeless require regional solution, report says

The nation's third-largest population of homeless people, roughly 28,000, reside in the Bay Area, and most of them are unsheltered.

5 years ago

Homeless man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting woman who helped him

A homeless man in San Martin was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman who had helped him with…

5 years ago

Activists mourn 157 homeless deaths in Santa Clara County

A chilly wind and temperatures around 40 degrees provided a visceral backdrop for the vigil.

5 years ago

Excess SF property taxes could help fund affordable housing

San Francisco's controller has announced that The City will recognize a $415 million windfall thanks to excess property tax revenue.…

5 years ago

Homeless evicted from Roseland camp

Homeless residents who had returned Sunday to a former camp on Sonoma County-owned land in Roseland were cleared from the…

5 years ago

HUD reports nationwide drop in veteran homelessness

Veteran homelessness across California dropped by 5.2 percent since last year, according to a new national estimate announced Thursday by…

6 years ago

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