In San Francisco, Mayor Daniel Lurie has deployed cops, “street ambassadors” and outreach workers to push homeless people ...

Of the dozens of people we interviewed at an Oakland homeless camp over the three months I spent getting to know its residents, Gilberto Gonzalez Rojas stood out for his sartorial selections. As we ...

John Ramos reports on the Phoenix Apartments in West Oakland, which have yet to open. Website: YouTube: Facebook: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Organizations in Oakland County are getting a snapshot of the area's homeless population as volunteers tally the number of people ...

In the first moments of daylight on Thursday, a trio of volunteers peeked into the busted-out windows of an old transit bus on Oakland’s San Pablo Avenue. They wondered: Was someone living in there?

The Oakland City Council has once again delayed a vote on a controversial policy to crack down on the city's homelessness encampments after state officials warned the proposal could jeopardize $45 ...

Volunteers give away meals donated by a local bakery, Love Bite Bakers, plus blankets, hand warmers, hygiene kits and provisions for pets. Her team goes to encampments in a dozen different locations.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Every time Jennifer Farrell got close to her brother, he slipped through her fingers. As she walked the railroad ...