San Mateo County Supervisors this week unanimously approved a controversial measure that would allow authorities to charge homeless people who refuse shelter with a crime. Under the ordinance, people who …
San Mateo County is considering a new law that could levy criminal penalties on homeless people who refuse shelter, a proposal officials say they hope can be a model for …
A new affordable housing complex for 93 formerly homeless seniors is now open north of downtown San Jose. In addition to private apartments, the project at 1030 North Fourth St. …
San Jose officials on Saturday announced plans for an encampment ban covering a half-mile stretch of downtown’s Guadalupe River, a first-of-its-kind policy that represents the latest push by city leaders …
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, Jan. 18, boasted about California’s progress in overhauling hotels and other buildings into housing for those at-risk of homelessness, with more than 9,000 units having …
For years, the Guadalupe River Trail — a winding path that snakes through the heart of downtown San Jose — had been home to hundreds of people living in tents …
Landlords across the country have been empowered to act as a kind of police force in the name of crime prevention for decades. How? Through local “nuisance property” laws and …
Much is made continually of this state’s poverty rate, now running above 13%. Most polls show voters rank homelessness as even more of an issue, though, with about 70% in …
OAKLAND — Just before the pandemic helped plunge the city into financial crisis, Oakland voters did what they usually do at the ballot box: approve a new tax, this one …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit arguing that the Richardson’s Bay Regional Authority does not have legal standing to police the water. The judge found no merit in an …