S.F. jury acquits homeless man accused of beating ex-fire commissioner
A San Francisco jury on Friday found a homeless man not guilty after being accused of using a metal pipe to beat Don Carmignani. Betty Yu reports. (12-22-23)
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A San Francisco jury on Friday found a homeless man not guilty after being accused of using a metal pipe to beat Don Carmignani. Betty Yu reports. (12-22-23)
Ralph Wade pitched his tent on Ellis Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood 8 years ago. Lauren Toms reports. (12-21-23)
Communities in the Bay Area and across the country took time Thursday to mark National Homeless Person's Memorial Day, remembering those who died while living on the streets.
Authorities in Oakland are beginning to remove abandoned boats and vessels illegally anchored around the Oakland Estuary, following complaints from neighbors.
Marin County is taking the same approach to RV's, offering cash to homeless people if they'll turn in the vehicles that have been parked along one street for years.
Step outside one of San Francisco's most popular hotels and you will find yourself on the edge of the city's drug crisis. Ryan Yamamoto reports. (12-15-23)
A record 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single January night, a 12% jump from a year earlier.
A new patio opened at the Berkeley BART plaza is sparking some criticism from those who say the move is a tactic to keep the homeless out of the area.
For Liberty Henegan and her five children, finding stable housing in San Francisco has been difficult. José Martínez reports. (12-7-23)
On Monday, the Palo Alto city council will discuss expanding and permanently establishing the Safe Parking program.
On Monday, the Palo Alto city council will discuss expanding and permanently establishing the Safe Parking program. Betty Yu reports. (12-3-23)
This comes after Los Angeles officials reported Friday that they are seeking a suspected serial killer in the murders of three homeless people this week.
The shootings came on the same day Los Angeles officials announced they believed a serial killer was responsible for the killings of three homeless men in their city.
An alternative California mental health court has received more than 100 petitions after seven counties began the program in October.
San Jose wants to make a better first impression and its mayor pitched in Wednesday to help crews clean up an illegal dumping site. Lezla Gooden reports. (11-29-23)
Juliette Goodrich reports on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Youth Education Program that helps unhoused students and their families in Oakland (11-28-2023)
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is promising hundreds of millions of more dollars to tackle the homelessness seen around state highways, but many are wondering if the same old strategy of relocation is actually effective.
California is making nearly $300 million in additional grant money available for local governments to clear homeless encampments, with a focus on areas near state and interstate highways, and provide housing options for people who are impacted.
A suspect was apprehended after police responded to reports of a man igniting a field in Napa on Saturday.
As San Francisco gets back to business, residents of a troubled neighborhood hope the measures implemented during APEC will have a lasting impact.
San Francisco's faith communities and religious institutions will again provide additional beds for homeless people during the winter season.
The mayor of Millbrae is convinced BART is to blame for a marked increase in her city's homeless population but an agency spokesman says that's not the case. Kelsi Thorud reports. (11-10-23)
San Francisco has been stepping up efforts to put its best face forward for APEC, including the clearing out of homeless encampments in the neighborhoods surrounding the conference.
San Francisco is stepping up efforts to clear homeless encampments in areas around the APEC conference. Lezla Gooden reports. (11-9-23)
