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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.Read More
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
Larkspur residents fight housing for chronically homeless
Larkspur residents are engaged in a legal fight to stop a Project Homekey development to house chronically homeless people.Read More
Oakland, SF win Homekey grants for hotel-to-housing conversions
Two hotels, one in Oakland and another in San Francisco, are slated for conversion into permanent housing under Homekey grant funding.Read More
Council president criticizes city administration after tiny home village fire
After fire destroyed three tiny homes Monday, Oakland City Council president criticized the city administration over safety concerns.Read More
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 residents.Read More
Tenderloin Linkage Center temporarily closes for improvements
The Tenderloin Linkage Center on Market Street closed Friday to allow for improvement work. The center is expected to reopen Saturday morning.Read More
Oakland appoints new homelessness administrator
A new homelessness administrator was appointed Thursday to serve Oakland. The city says Daniel A. Cooper has more than 10 years of public health experienceRead More
San Francisco experiments with temporary tiny homes to address homelessness
A city-sanctioned “safe sleeping village” for the homeless at 33 Gough St. during the pandemic has now transformed into a temporary small community of 70 very tiny homes. Read More
Breed Tenderloin plan sharply criticized by neighborhood advocates
Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Tuesday blasted The City's recent plan to address mental health and drug use in the Tenderloin.Read More
174 units of hope help Pittsburg homeless transition toward permanent housing
More than a year after purchasing the property, Contra Costa County will reopen a 174-unit interim housing complex in Pittsburg later this month.Read More
Leaders praise first-year success of Street Crisis Response Team program
One year after the program’s launch, city leaders came out Tuesday to tout success of San Francisco Street Crisis Response Teams. The teams respond to individuals in crisis on...Read More
Six people displaced in neighboring two-home fire
Six people were displaced from a fire that spread to two homes on Loftus Road in Bay Point early Sunday morning.Read More
Matt Mahan makes bid for mayor’s seat on affordable housing platform
San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan announced his bid for mayor with a campaign launch centered largely on affordable housing.Read More
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 First Presbyterian Church of Hayward’s park-out program. He had...Read More
After years of resistance, San Jose State finally offers 12 homeless student beds
After years of resistance, San Jose State University is finally offering a 12-bed pilot program for homeless students.Read More
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 two Alameda County lawmakers. Supervisor David Haubert and Oakland...Read More
Police arrest two men for allegedly siphoning power from school to encampment
Belmont police on Wednesday arrested two men who allegedly stole utility services from an elementary school. The two San Mateo men, were arrested on suspicion of theft of utility...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