Antioch aims to clear more areas of homeless encampments
Antioch is pushing ahead in its effort to clear homeless encampments as it makes a bid for more state grant money.
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Antioch is pushing ahead in its effort to clear homeless encampments as it makes a bid for more state grant money.
Crews extinguished a vegetation fire Sunday afternoon caused by someone cooking in an unhoused encampment in Brisbane, according to fire officials.
Much as San Francisco and Vancouver have tried differing approaches to alleviating the fentanyl crisis, San Francisco's candidates for mayor have varied views on how to solve the problem.
Some residents in South San Jose are up in arms about a proposal to use a current homeless facility as a jail diversion site.
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting at a homeless shelter in Berkeley over the weekend, police said.
It's been just about a month since San Francisco began aggressively sweeping homeless encampments across the city.
One person died following a shooting at a Berkeley homeless shelter Sunday evening, according to police.
Businesses in Oakland Jack London Square are speaking out about their crime concerns following word of a homeless shelter being planned in the historic district.
A homeless encampment in San Rafael will be downsized, and the city will be enforcing a campsite size as it builds a sanctioned camping program.
Sunnyvale's City Council has awarded nearly $30 million in funds for the construction of 600 new affordable homes for unhoused people, according to city officials.
East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio Lopez on Wednesday stood outside Redwood City Hall and announced his plan to tackle homelessness while calling for other city leaders on the Peninsula to also adopt a strategic approach.
A regional bond to build housing will no longer appear on ballots in November after the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority unanimously voted to pull the measure Wednesday.
Dozens of people who have been living in their RVs on Zoo Road in San Francisco are scrambling to move following a violation notice from the city.
People who have been living in their RVs on Zoo Road in San Francisco are scrambling to move following a violation notice from the city. Kevin Ko reports.
Homeless advocates in the South Bay are speaking out against Gov. Gavin Newsom's demand to cities to sweep encampments.
There is new backlash over Gov. Newsom's order for cities to aggressively crack down on homeless encampments. Da Lin reports from the South Bay. (8-9-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Coming on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom's June 28 executive order on homelessness, the bill from Bay Area state Sen. Josh Becker would streamline zoning and permitting for rapid shelter communities.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has a message to local governments: clear homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year.
Amid San Francisco's controversial homeless encampment sweeps, city officials are struggling to find places to put all the unhoused people with only about 4,000 shelter beds available to accommodate twice that number of people.
City workers removed several encampments in the last week but, by the weekend, tents had returned to at least three of those locations.
City workers removed several encampments in the last week but, by the weekend, KPIX found tents had returned to three of those locations. Da Lin reports. (8-4-24)
A San Rafael homeless encampment got some relief after a judge ordered a neighboring business to stop blasting music at campers overnight. Kelsi Thorud reports. (8-2-24)
Homeless advocates believe additional services could shift the trajectory of so many unhoused in the heart of Silicon Valley. Kenny Choi reports. (8-2-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
The unhoused are often more noticeable in bigger cities like San Francisco where shelters and services are readily available, but tent encampments are also popping up in smaller communities without shelters in Silicon Valley.
San Francisco's renewed efforts to remove homeless encampments commenced on Monday, and has made headlines all week. Despite all the attention, the city insists crews are not doing anything that hasn't done in recent years.
