More than half of unhoused are over 50
Kelly Thompson lives in a sun-faded camper at an encampment in an industrial corner of West Oakland. At 76, being homeless is getting harder. Thompson is feeling it in his …
Homelessness
San Mateo County homelessness jumps 18% even as more people get shelter beds
San Mateo County’s homeless population spiked 18% over the last two years, according to the latest official estimate, even as local officials added around 300 shelter beds to help people …
Can this tiny home site in San Jose be a model for future sites?
San Jose, more than any other Bay Area city, has embraced tiny homes as a solution to homelessness. Since 2020, the city has developed six tiny home sites with around …
Reducing homelessness will cost Ottawa billions more to hit targets: PBO – National
In order to reduce chronic homelessness in Canada by 50 per cent in the 2027/28 fiscal year, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates it would cost the federal government an …
Potential tough-on-crime California ballot measure promises less homelessness. Experts aren’t convinced
BY MARISA KENDALL AND YUE STELLA YU | CalMatters Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But …
San Mateo County to launch mental health ‘CARE Court’
San Mateo County plans to launch a mental health court this summer aimed at compelling homeless people and others with severe, untreated psychotic disorders into treatment plans and facilities. The …
Oakland’s homeless population rises 9%, county population dips 3%
Oakland’s homeless population rose 9% over the past two years, even as the total number of unhoused people in Alameda County dipped 3%, according to the latest official estimate released …
Newsom announces first $3.3 billion from Prop. 1 mental health bond
Fresh off proposing big cuts to housing and homelessness programs in the face of California’s massive budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Redwood City on Tuesday to announce that …
New law proposed to remove homeless encampments from creeks in San Jose, Santa Clara County
Saying it desperately needs more tools to clean up homeless encampments that are increasingly fouling the environment and putting its employees at risk, Silicon Valley’s largest water agency is proposing …
Critics Slam Former Trump White House Aide’s ‘Deeply Evil’ Homeless Claim
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed …