Berkeley homeless encampment sweep creates secondary encampments nearby
Whether you call it the leaf blower effect or something similar, Harrison encampment residents both current and former believe the city's sweep has done just that.
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Whether you call it the leaf blower effect or something similar, Harrison encampment residents both current and former believe the city's sweep has done just that.
Brad Hamilton reports.
Mayor Matt Mahan said the new data-tracking system, UrbanLogiq, estimates that roughly 3,700 people are still living in the streets. Down from the last internal city count of just over 5,400.
Before the sun rose Tuesday morning, a sweep of Berkeley's long-established and embattled Harrison encampment began.
People living at a notorious encampment in Berkeley were forced to pack up on Tuesday. A judge had prevented the city from clearing out the Harrison Street encampment until today. Brad Hamilton reports.
Oakland is implementing a new encampment policy that allows inhabited vehicles to be cited and towed more quickly, drawing the ire of RV dwellers who say the city is reneging on its promises.
RV dwellers in Oakland say the city is breaking its promises to them with a new policy that allows the city to clear out RVs and other vehicles more quickly. Brad Hamilton reports.
The next chapter in the ongoing fight over Berkeley's Harrison Street encampment is taking shape.
California DA Rob Bonta recently sued Half Moon Bay and other cities in the state, claiming they failed to comply with state housing laws. John Ramos reports on why building housing in the city can be a difficult process.
A tiny home village in Livermore is helping fulfill a need in the city which has seen an increase in homelessness over the past four years. Sooji Nam reports.
San Franciscans have seen encampments pop up all over the city, but a large, sprawling line of tents were set up overnight on Battery Street in the Financial District.
A San Francisco supervisor is one step closer to getting the votes he needs to fund drug-free supportive housing.
New temporary housing was unveiled Wednesday for workers displaced from the closure of ranches at Point Reyes National Seashore in West Marin County.
Just days before Antioch's biggest Fourth of July celebration, a group of protesters experiencing homelessness say they're being cleared out of the area to make room for the holiday crowds.
Days before Antioch's Fourth of July events, people experiencing homelessness say they're being cleared out to make room for the holiday crowds. Maddie White reports.
A youth rowing summer camp in Oakland has raised some safety concerns as the number of people living on boats near the docks they use to launch has risen. John Ramos reports from the Jack London Aquatic Center.
As San Francisco struggles with budget shortfallls, the Urban Alchemy nonprofit is pushing forward with its mission to help the city's most vulnerable residents, despite uncertainty over future funding. Brad Hamilton reports.
A Peninsula pastor is providine a safe place for people living in their RVs as they search for housing in expensive Silicon Valley. Sharon Chin reports.
Health officials in Berkeley said one person died and another person was hospitalized after contracting leptospirosis from rats that had infested their RV.
A Bay Area husband and wife have been working to feed and support people in need in their community for more than a decade. Sharon Chin reports.
San Francisco city officials said the number of homelessness encampments and RV's parked on city streets sheltering the unhoused reached new record lows, Mayor Daniel Lurie's office said Tuesday.
Crime and homeless encampments in San Francisco are falling according to Mayor Daniel Lurie. Veronica Macias reports.
On Tuesday, Alameda County revealed the results of its annual "point-in-time" homeless count, and officials were quick to celebrate the numbers. They say their efforts to get people into housing have resulted in fewer people on the streets.
Data released Tuesday by Alameda County showed a 13% drop in overall homelessness over the past two years, based on the point-in-time count in January. John Ramos reports.
Gubernatorial candidate and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has touted his progress in addressing housing and homelessness, claiming that he has "reduced homelessness by a third." Devin Fehely takes a closer look at Mahan's approach and his track record on homelessness.
