homelessness

As the California Legislature gets closer to finalizing its new fiscal budget, the Big City Mayor coalition is urging the state to stay true to the state Assembly’s recent proposal to provide an annual $1 billion in flexible funding directly to cities for four years.

The mayors of California’s largest cities made what they called a “closing argument” Wednesday. They aretrying to convince state lawmakers to commit $1 billion a year for four years to address homelessness. Robert Handa reports.

The Bay Area could end its homelessness problem with an $11.8 billion investment, according to a report released Thursday by the Bay Area Council, a business advocacy group.

It’s supposed to be a safe-haven for people experiencing homelessness, but some residents of a former Super 8 Motel in Canoga Park say their complaints aren’t being prioritized.

One of the largest, most-enduring homeless encampments in San Francisco was cleared out Monday. Homelessness advocates say this will displace more people and create more encampments across the city.

Hollywood and Broadway are coming together for Night of Covenant House Stars, a special virtual concert sponsored by Kia. The concert will include powerhouse performers uniting to sing and share a message of inspiration for young people who are battling homelessness.

Hollywood and Broadway are coming together for Night of Covenant House Stars, a special virtual concert sponsored by Kia. The concert will include powerhouse performers uniting to sing and share a message of inspiration for young people who are battling homelessness.

People who have been living in their cars and in tents in a state-owned parking lot under Interstate 80 in San Francisco are slated to be removed on Monday, but their advocates are arguing they have the right to stay under state law.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness into housing

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the proposal of a new medical and social program as an alternative to police responses in helping people experiencing homelessness.

A new housing complex for the homeless is set to open in San Jose next week. The old Atria Chateau Gardens assisted living facility on Pedro Street has been turned into 91 housing units.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her 2021-23 budget Friday, a $3.85 billion plan that includes $41 million for homelessness.

The mayors of San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland and other major California cities joined forces Thursday to ask the state to tackle the homeless crisis.

The mayors of San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland are part of a group now asking California to help them tackle the homeless crisis in the state’s major cities. Christie Smith reports.

Powell, one of the world’s most influential economists, has not yet met with members of the homeless encampment near the Fed in Washington.

The pandemic closed many public spaces like libraries where homeless people could wash their hands, a way to stay safe and reduce the spread of germs. So Love Beyond Walls began distributing portable sinks across 56 cities and 3 countries. Hear from Terence Lester, the group’s founder.

A coalition of Bay Area mayors, businesses, nonprofits, and social service providers are teaming up against homelessness.

Patrons dining in beachside cafés in Venice now have a clear view of what’s become one of the city’s biggest homeless encampments — hundreds of tents lining the world-famous Boardwalk.

A new California data warehouse system unveiled Wednesday should help policymakers better understand and address the issue of homelessness in a state that has the most unhoused people in the country, officials said.