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City opens 80-unit permanent supportive housing facility in Tenderloin
The city Wednesday opened a new 80-unit permanent supportive housing facility at the Garland Hotel in the Tenderloin.Read More
‘Sobering’ report documents more than 800 homeless deaths in three years in Alameda County
More than 800 people died while homeless in Alameda County over a three-year period spanning 2018 to 2020.Read More
Milpitas lawmaker accuses mayor of ‘bullying,’ seeks legal protection
Milpitas Councilmember Karina Dominguez seeks legal protection from Mayor Richard Tran, accusing him of serial "bullying" in a quest for power. Read More
Breed signs off on $26 billion two-year budget
Supervisor Matt Haney...said the work was nothing compared to sacrifices made by residents over the past year.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
Breed’s $13.1 billion budget proposal makes its way through Board of Supervisors
In the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, Mayor London Breed shared her two-year budget proposal, which would spend more than $1 billion for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Among other...Read More
SFMTA to restart towing enforcement despite outcry from homeless advocates
Directors on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board spent hours Tuesday listening to homeless advocates comment on the agency’s plan to restart towing enforcement in the coming weeks....Read More
Nearly $19 million in federal funds to help address homelessness at ‘unimaginable’ scale
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge and other elected officials to discuss nearly $5 billion in federal...Read More
‘As we rise again’: Breed talks recovery in State of the City address
Mayor London struck an optimistic tone about San Francisco’s future and Covid-19 recovery during her State of The City address on Thursday morning. The mayor delivered her 18-minute address...Read More
Project Homekey funding turns Pittsburg motel into permanent supportive housing
Contra Costa County plans to turn a 174-room motel in Pittsburg into a permanent support hub to help homeless residents transition into supportive housing, county officials said Wednesday. Contra...Read More
Supes push for 8,000 hotel rooms in emergency ordinance
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday moved to introduce an emergency ordinance that would require The City to procure more than 8,000 hotel rooms to house unsheltered individuals who remain on...Read More
Sheriffs carry out militarized-style eviction of Oakland mothers
This story includes an update with information provided by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in a Tuesday morning press conference. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office early Tuesday morning evicted...Read More
Mayor London Breed talks ‘tough love,’ housing density in inauguration speech
“We are no longer accepting that 'compassion' means anything goes on our streets."Read More
On heels of Embarcadero SAFE opening, Haney renews call for more navigation centers
Supervisor Matt Haney has reintroduced a proposal that would require navigation centers in every San Francisco district. Haney advanced the legislation at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting that would require...Read More
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 contribute their homelessness to rising rents, the county said...Read More
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, providing up to 200 beds for the neighborhood’s homeless....Read More
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 provide solutions for the city’s homeless. The coalition, which...Read More
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 from Sacramento, Los Angeles and Riverside counties. The 13-seat...Read More
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 by the rising number of people living in recreational...Read More
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 a point-in-time count in January. The number of homeless...Read More