homelessness

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday toured an Emergency Interim Housing Community site in Santa Clara County, where he announced $200 million in new funding for the Homekey project.

City officials in Oakland approved a contentious new policy that will prohibit homeless people from setting up tents in parks or near homes, businesses, schools and some churches in the city.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced $30.7 million in additional funding to local governments under California’s Homekey project for expanding permanent, long-term housing for people experiencing homelessness.

The anonymous 19-year-old dons a Batman costume to bring food and clothes to his unhoused neighbors — and he’s already inspiring others to follow suit.

The Los Angeles region was awarded tens of millions of dollars Monday by the state of California’s Homekey project to help keep people from living on the street.

Two Bay Area communities are among the first round of recipients in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $600 million Homekey project that converts hotels and motels into permanent housing for the homeless population, the governor announced Wednesday.

Two Bay Area communities are among the first round of recipients in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $600 million Homekey project that converts hotels and motels into permanent housing for the homeless population, the governor announced Wednesday. Bob Redell reports.

Advocates estimate 20 million Americans spend more than 30% of income on rent and are likely to experience homelessness. They predict numbers will rise during the pandemic.

Since the pandemic began, hundreds of new homeless encampments have been popping up — on the sands of Venice Beach, on medians along LA’s boulevards, and on the edges of golf courses.  This is all happening despite promises from LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and from county officials back in April to get a lot of people off the streets...

The anonymous 19-year-old dons a Batman costume to bring food and clothes to his unhoused neighbors — and he’s already inspiring others to follow suit.

Xan Wesley wants to save the world! The medical school-bound student is helping test the homeless for Covid-19 and he talks to Danielle Nottingham about his experience and what he hopes to accomplish next.

A Place at the Table is a nonprofit restaurant that serves people who can’t afford to pay the cost of their meal side-by-side with those who can. The Raleigh, N.C.-based restaurant is owned by Maggie Kane, who wanted to create a place where the homeless can eat a meal with dignity.

As homelessness continues to be a pressing issue across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced $600 million in grant funds is now available to help build alternative housing for people living on the streets.

A homeless man who risked his life to save the life of a D.C. police officer was reunited with his family this week after they spotted him on TV. They hadn’t seen him in eight years and had thought he was dead.  John Burrows jumped into action when he saw another homeless man attacking a police officer in downtown...

Cerritos College has opened what’s billed as the state’s first community college housing development exclusively for students facing homelessness. “Our goal with The Village is to provide a safe haven to students who are housing insecure until they graduate and transition into their own self-supported space,” Cerritos College President/Superintendent Jose Fierro said. “When students don’t have to worry about...

A choir made up of members of San Diego’s homeless community took the stage Tuesday on the premiere of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and wowed the judges not only with their performance, but with their stories. “I didn’t learn to read until I was 15. I graduated high school at a 3rd grade reading level,” said Minta Taylor, a...

A new study by a Columbia University economics professor said that COVID-19 could lead to 30,000 Californians ending up homeless, as well as 45% surge nationwide.

Years ago, students at the University of Southern California decided they wanted to help homeless college students, so they opened up a place for them to live in Koreatown called Trojan Shelter. It’s a legacy left behind by some of this year’s graduates that will help homeless students trying to survive. While it’s difficult to quantify just how many...

After a two-month delay, San Jose is finally putting some empt trailers to use — housing the homeless.

More than 400 of San Francisco’s homeless are isolated in hotels after one of the city’s largest shelters was cleared out in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak.