homelessness

“When you have great losses in your life, you have great tragedy in your life, you may not be the same anymore. I don’t think the old Shirley that I was looking for will ever come back again. I’m not healed, but it’s allowed me to talk to people in my community who are broken just like me and let...

AACI (Asian Americans for Community Involvement), a large community-based organization in Santa Clara County serving marginalized and ethnic communities with cultural humility, sensitivity and respect, today announced that it has been selected to receive a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. Launched in 2018 by Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos, the Day 1 Families…

Author and environmental policy advocate Michael Shellenberger argues in a new book that California should approach homelessness as an addiction and mental illness problem, and utilize law enforcement.

Santa Clara County officials, in collaboration with nonprofit housing partners and the city of San Jose are looking to house 1,200 homeless families within the next year.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven new laws aimed at addressing the state’s homeless crisis as the nation’s wealthiest and most populous state struggles to keep people off the streets.

Andrea Urton, who grew up homeless in Los Angeles, has seen how little corporate interests tend to care about helping the impoverished.

In San Francisco, a battle is brewing over a plan to turn a Japantown hotel into housing for the homeless. The neighbors are so upset that the city is now slowing down plans and reevaluating.

In San Francisco, a battle is brewing over a plan to turn a Japantown hotel into housing for the homeless. Christie Smith reports.

Bay Area cities, counties, tribal entities, and housing authorities have the chance this year to apply for an estimated $200 million in grant funds for housing the unhoused following the release of $1.45 billion by the state Thursday.

In 2019, Scott Kuczmarski was handing out water bottles to homeless people on University Avenue in Palo Alto when he encountered Robert Pineda. One year later, Robert had a home and Scott had a new best friend. Garvin Thomas reports.

In 2019, Scott Kuczmarski was handing out water bottles to homeless people on University Avenue in Palo Alto when he encountered Robert Pineda. One year later, Robert had a home and Scott had a new best friend. Garvin Thomas reports.

A California agency didn’t properly distribute federal funds meant to help homeless residents during the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 has exacerbated housing issues for many people. Now, one program is testing what happens if the homeless are given monthly guaranteed income.

A new eviction moratorium from the CDC has confused some renters. Here’s what to know if you’re worried about losing your housing.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $12 billion funding package for housing and homelessness Monday, the largest such investment in sheltering and supporting homeless residents in the state’s history.

The recent shut-down of a concrete and asphalt crushing operation may be offering needed relief to dust-battered residents of a San Francisco emergency COVID-19 homeless shelter next door, but that break is expected to be short-lived.

The recent shut-down of a concrete and asphalt crushing operation may be offering needed relief to dust-battered residents of a San Francisco emergency COVID-19 homeless shelter next door, but that break is expected to be short-lived. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

Tens of thousands of homeless have been staying in hotels across the U.S. paid for by federal programs aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19

Jimmy says he’s been on the streets for years, so when the opportunity to move into a limousine came up, he said he used what little money he had saved to buy it.

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.