San Francisco RV dwellers navigate permit process as city works to provide housing
City leaders said there would be an opportunity to extend the permit duration, should the resident not have found housing through the program.
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City leaders said there would be an opportunity to extend the permit duration, should the resident not have found housing through the program.
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The City of San Jose says an RV parking area, on Santa Clara VTA property near a city-sanctioned RV safe parking lot on the same site, is operating illegally and violates multiple city codes.
There is a battle in San Jose over a pop-up RV lot that city officials say is operating illegally at parking lot owned by Santa Clara VTA, right next to a city-sanctioned RV lot. Sooji Nam reports.
In Santa Clara County, there is hope for a new community to help house the homeless, following a unique strategy currently being used in Texas.
A small housing project in San Francisco is showing what is possible when unhoused persons have stability and support, from job training to health services. Lauren Toms reports.
The vote came after three hours of heated city council discussion and public comment Tuesday night.
San Rafael has proposed building cabin shelters on a parcel of land to house dozens of people who are currently unhoused, a first-of-its-kind project for the North Bay. But the project is getting a mixed reception from residents.
San Rafael has proposed building cabin shelters on a parcel of land that would house dozens of people who are currently unhoused, a first-of-its-kind project for the North Bay. While some in the community are all for the proposal, which has been seen in other Bay Area cities, others are hoping to stop it before it gets off the ground. Kenny Choi reports.
The largest housing project of its kind in Santa Cruz County is now past the halfway point, and when finished, leaders think it'll play a key role in getting more unhoused people off the streets.
The largest housing development of its kind in Santa Cruz County has passed the halfway point, and community leaders believe it will play a key role in getting unhoused persons off the streets. Max Darrow reports.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which owns two properties in Gilroy that have turned into the largest homeless encampment sites in the city, is trying to clear out the sites by the first week of November.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which owns two properties in Gilroy that have turned into the largest homeless encampment sites in the city, is trying to clear out the sites by the first week of November. Sooji Nam reports.
A San Jose restaurant owner said the city blocked off some of the parking her customers use when they turned a nearby motel into temporary housing, and that it has caused her business to struggle.
Santa Clara County's last "point in time" survey showed that Palo Alto's homeless population has grown by 113 percent in just two years, the largest increase, by far, in the South Bay.
An unhoused man in the back alley of a San Jose strip mall died after being run over by a garbage truck early Thursday morning, authorities said.
Around 100 ballots for the November special election on Proposition 50 were discovered at a homeless encampment in Sacramento County on Wednesday, officials said.
The site of what was once a sprawling homeless encampment in West Oakland has become an affordable housing complex for hundreds of new tenants.
The site of what was once a sprawling homeless encampment in West Oakland has now become an affordable housing complex for hundreds of new tenants. Amanda Hari reports.
Authorities in Monterey County have arrested a suspect after a man was found stabbed at a homeless encampment in Salinas.
The Salvation Army executive director said the 58-bed shelter on 6th Street has a no-tolerance drug and alcohol policy, but that there are protocols in place to help residents if they relapse.
Santa Clara County, home to some of the wealthiest tech companies and priciest real estate in the nation, is seeing its homeless population grow, especially in smaller, more affluent cities in the northern part of the county.
While the level of homelessness in San Jose grew slightly, the smaller, more affluent cities in northern Santa Clara County are seeing the biggest spikes in the number of unhoused people. Da Lin reports.
For Marine Corps veteran Deborah Taylor, a fishing trip organized by Delta Veterans Group in partnership with the East Bay Regional Park District on Sunday was more than just a chance to cast a line. It was a chance at a new life.
A buyback program offering cash to people living in their RVs may become a model after the City of Berkeley effectively cleared out a homeless encampment this past January.
