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San Francisco homelessness rate dips as Contra Costa County skyrockets

San Francisco homelessness rate dips by more than 3 percent, while Contra Costa County sees 35 percent increase.

2 years ago

Fire destroys three Lake Merritt tiny homes, displaces five people

Three tiny homes were destroyed by fire Monday, displacing five people in the Lakeview community built to help unsheltered Oakland…

2 years ago

Woman found stabbed to death in Vallejo

Police in Vallejo are investigating the city's sixth homicide of the year, a woman found stabbed to death late Friday…

2 years ago

New tiny home village offers dignified space, care for 34 residents in need

Ken Woodmansee, an unhoused man in Alameda County, was one of the first to park his van as part of…

3 years ago

Two Alameda County lawmakers float RV parking site pilot program

A pilot program for safe and legal places for unhoused residents to park their recreational vehicles was announced recently by…

3 years ago

Newsom signs $12 billion homelessness package with ‘strings attached’

California will be spending $12 billion to address the state’s homelessness crisis in a massive plan that comes with “strings…

3 years ago

‘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…

3 years ago

Santa Clara County warns residents, especially unsheltered, of freezing weekend weather

Santa Clara County officials are asking residents and unsheltered individuals to prepare for the cold weather as temperatures are expected…

3 years ago

Navigation center offers hope with permanent housing for half of participants in first year

Almost half of the homeless people who took refuge at Hayward's Housing Navigation Center during its first 12 months now…

3 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

Santa Clara County takes 100-day challenge to house 100 homeless youth

Santa Clara County and some of its homeless housing partners are hoping to tackle youth homelessness in the upcoming months…

4 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

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

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