Homelessness

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

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.

2 years ago

‘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.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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.

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

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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