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Over the past 3 years, KPIX 5's Project Home team has profiled dozens of unhoused Bay Area residents. Now there's some good news to share.
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Over the past 3 years, KPIX 5's Project Home team has profiled dozens of unhoused Bay Area residents. Now there's some good news to share.
An innovative East Oakland housing solution is gaining international attention as the country's first youth-let tiny homes village that opened this year.
Wildfires have burned nearly 2.5 million acres in California this year alone. As we have reported, they have ignited an insurance crisis, with hundreds of thousands of homeowners getting dropped because of high fire risk.
For three years in a row California's insurance commissioner has ordered temporary moratoriums following major fires to stop insurance companies from cancelling or not renewing policies.
While many blame tech companies for playing a role in causing the housing affordability crisis, an Oakland-based startup is hoping to be the solution.
With a possible eviction crisis looming across the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will pay off all the past-due rent that accumulated in the nation's most populated state because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
The statewide eviction moratorium is set to expire in 20 days, putting more than one million Californians at risk of losing their homes.
A Peninsula city with a history of not meeting its housing goals, Millbrae is now being sued for it.
A bill in the state legislature aims to address the housing shortage by making it easier to build homes in commercial areas such as shopping malls.
Five separate lawsuits were filed in Superior Court Tuesday against a billion dollar real estate investment firm, Mosser Companies, with tenants accuse Mosser of carrying out harassment and violating Oakland's Tenant Protection Ordinance.
The start of fire season should be a wakeup call for home buyers in this red hot real estate market. That's because finding insurance for your dream house, if it's next to wildland may give you sticker shock.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has no authority to impose a nationwide eviction moratorium, saying the public health agency doesn't have the constitutional right to stop evictions.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is currently considering spending hundreds of millions of dollars to have homeless people sleep in tents on city property, it's an expansion of the so-called 'safe sleeping sites'.
For small businesses in downtown San Francisco which rely on a high volume of office workers, the post-pandemic economic forecast is as cloudy as a Sunset District summer.
As we previously investigated, a green energy program that targets low-income homeowners continues to leave a trail of financial hardships and foreclosures in its wake. KPIX 5'S Susie Steimle got an exclusive interview with the state agency tasked to oversee the troubled program.
Lumber prices have hit historic levels, making homes in California even more expensive. Builders say it's causing a ripple effect that will price more people out of the market.
One way that buyers in this hot real estate market are making their offers stand out is by waiving contingencies. Realtors worry this will lead to lawsuits.
Realtors are discouraging home sellers from reading overly-personal appeals from prospective buyers, known in the industry as "love letters."
Throughout the pandemic San Francisco has seen an increase in vacant apartments, now people experiencing homelessness are being placed into those empty units.
A state-approved program to help low-income homeowners make energy improvements to their property has had catastrophic and unintended consequences.
A victim of a brutal attack by a homeless man is not letting that deter him from helping the homeless community.
In the Bay Area's housing market, bidding wars are back with a vengeance. Despite a global pandemic, 2020 is expected to outpace 2019 when it comes to the number of homes sold.
California's attorney general wants to put a stop to a luxury housing development in a fire-prone area of Lake County.
Democrats across the country say there's one solution that can help solve the housing affordability crisis, it's what's known as Social Housing.
More than 100 housing bills have been introduced so far in the California legislature this year, an about face from 2020 where housing took a backseat to the pandemic.
An East Bay couple was caught in the crossfire of a freeway shootout in Oakland and escaped from the closest of calls when a bullet flew through their windshield.
The embattled British leader is finally bowing out after a tumultuous week of high-profile resignations and a litany of scandals raising questions about his credibility.
Health officials are raising concerns about the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, as cases continue to grow in the Bay Area and around the state.
A 9-year-old boy has died in a drowning at an apartment complex in Mountain View on Wednesday, police said.
The twins, born to Musk and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, were born shortly before Musk's second child with musician Grimes.
Santa Cruz County opened its first Public Defender's Office on Friday, providing low income residents lawyers when needed.
Officials at the San Francisco Zoo are mourning the loss of "Captain EO," who has lived at the zoo's penguin colony since it was founded nearly four decades ago.
Police arrested four people, including two juveniles, hours after they allegedly stole a car at gunpoint in front of a grocery store Saturday night in Palo Alto.
Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded double in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from an early four-run deficit, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 Wednesday night and snapping a six-game skid.
Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and others active in addressing hate against the Asian and Pacific Islander community on Wednesday celebrated a victory after $30.3 million was approved for distribution by the California Department of Social Services to local nonprofits.
If convicted on drug smuggling charges, Griner could face 10 years in a Russian prison.
The agency said nine additional countries had reported cases.
Staff and longtime customers have been saying their final farewells to Cesar on Shattuck, but the owners have some news that could change the future for the beloved restaurant.
Federal regulators authorized state-licensed pharmacists Wednesday to prescribe the COVID-19 medication Paxlovid, enabling eligible patients to receive the medication over the counter.
The price of crude oil dropped below $100 per barrel this week for the first time in several months. While it won't have an immediate impact on gas prices in the Bay Area, industry experts say it should in a few weeks.
As California rolls out new tax cuts for legal marijuana growers to provide those who work in the industry relief, many say the black market is still making it difficult to survive in the business.
Fire crews in the South Bay appear to be getting the upper hand on a two-alarm house fire in southeast San Jose near James Franklin Smith Elementary.
A spokesperson for the Santa Clara Valley Water District says customers are finally listening to calls to conserve in the face of a deepening drought.
Santa Cruz County opened its first Public Defender's Office on Friday, providing low income residents lawyers when needed.
Police arrested four people, including two juveniles, hours after they allegedly stole a car at gunpoint in front of a grocery store Saturday night in Palo Alto.
Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and others active in addressing hate against the Asian and Pacific Islander community on Wednesday celebrated a victory after $30.3 million was approved for distribution by the California Department of Social Services to local nonprofits.
If convicted on drug smuggling charges, Griner could face 10 years in a Russian prison.
An East Bay couple was caught in the crossfire of a freeway shootout in Oakland and escaped from the closest of calls when a bullet flew through their windshield.
Santa Cruz County opened its first Public Defender's Office on Friday, providing low income residents lawyers when needed.
Police arrested four people, including two juveniles, hours after they allegedly stole a car at gunpoint in front of a grocery store Saturday night in Palo Alto.
Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and others active in addressing hate against the Asian and Pacific Islander community on Wednesday celebrated a victory after $30.3 million was approved for distribution by the California Department of Social Services to local nonprofits.
Health officials are raising concerns about the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, as cases continue to grow in the Bay Area and around the state.
Officials at the San Francisco Zoo are mourning the loss of "Captain EO," who has lived at the zoo's penguin colony since it was founded nearly four decades ago.
An East Bay couple was caught in the crossfire of a freeway shootout in Oakland and escaped from the closest of calls when a bullet flew through their windshield.
Staff and longtime customers have been saying their final farewells to Cesar on Shattuck, but the owners have some news that could change the future for the beloved restaurant.
City councilmembers in Oakland Tuesday night voted down an effort to get the public's input on the Oakland A's proposed $12 billion waterfront ballpark district.
A grass fire in Martinez that came dangerously close to a gas station Tuesday was determined to have arson and police have arrested a suspect
A three-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after being shot while sitting in a car Monday night in East Oakland, one of multiple shootings and homicides being investigated by police.
A 9-year-old boy has died in a drowning at an apartment complex in Mountain View on Wednesday, police said.
Fire crews in the South Bay appear to be getting the upper hand on a two-alarm house fire in southeast San Jose near James Franklin Smith Elementary.
A spokesperson for the Santa Clara Valley Water District says customers are finally listening to calls to conserve in the face of a deepening drought.
Santa Cruz County health officials on Wednesday announced the county's second probable monkeypox case in a week, with confirmation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still pending.
Police have arrested three people suspected in a fatal shooting in San Jose in April, the department announced Wednesday.
Good Samaritans and CHP officers pulled a driver from a burning car after a rollover crash on US Highway 101 at Spencer in Sausalito, Tuesday night.
Mandatory evacuation and evacuation warning zones in Amador County were expanded Tuesday afternoon due to the Electra Fire, the Amador County Sheriff's Office said.
First responders took a surfer to a hospital by helicopter after he was found floating facedown in the water at Point Reyes National Seashore's South Beach on Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Park Service.
Investigators from the Santa Rosa Fire Department say illegal fireworks started a fire late Monday night on the roof of the Johnny Franklin's Muffler building.
Crews have responded to a vegetation fire that broke out in Lake County Tuesday afternoon.
If convicted on drug smuggling charges, Griner could face 10 years in a Russian prison.
Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded double in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from an early four-run deficit, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 Wednesday night and snapping a six-game skid.
San Jose Sharks scout and former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died Wednesday in Montreal, his agent said. He was 53.
Ramón Laureano homered for the A's, who failed to complete their first sweep of the season.
City councilmembers in Oakland Tuesday night voted down an effort to get the public's input on the Oakland A's proposed $12 billion waterfront ballpark district.
Santa Cruz County opened its first Public Defender's Office on Friday, providing low income residents lawyers when needed.
Police arrested four people, including two juveniles, hours after they allegedly stole a car at gunpoint in front of a grocery store Saturday night in Palo Alto.
An East Bay couple was caught in the crossfire of a freeway shootout in Oakland and escaped from the closest of calls when a bullet flew through their windshield.
Overcrowding, aging facilities and a lack of coordination led to nearly 80,000 COVID-19 cases across the state's prison system, according to a report from the University of California, San Francisco, and UC Berkeley.
Harvey L. Heishman III, a 74-year-old convicted murderer and rapist on death row at San Quentin State Prison, died Tuesday of natural causes at the prison infirmary, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Wednesday.
A Bay Area woman who experienced deadly violence in her childhood home is now on a mission to help others secure their digital footprint.
When President Joe Biden applauded a decision by Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. to build a $20 billion semiconductor operation on "1,000 empty acres of land" in Ohio, it didn't sit well with Tressie Corsi.
Modern technology makes the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade more far-reaching than you may think.
Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium -- visible to the naked eye -- in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.
The fate of Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani is now in the hands of a jury that will weigh charges he joined Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in an elaborate fraud that jarred Silicon Valley.
The agency said nine additional countries had reported cases.
Health officials are raising concerns about the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, as cases continue to grow in the Bay Area and around the state.
Federal regulators authorized state-licensed pharmacists Wednesday to prescribe the COVID-19 medication Paxlovid, enabling eligible patients to receive the medication over the counter.
A cancer diagnosis is something that's difficult to prepare for, if not impossible. One retired Bay Area doctor uses his expertise to ease the recently diagnosed out of that initial period of shock.
Starting Wednesday, Labcorp will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC's orthopoxvirus test, which detects all non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses including monkeypox.
Santa Cruz County opened its first Public Defender's Office on Friday, providing low income residents lawyers when needed.
As California rolls out new tax cuts for legal marijuana growers to provide those who work in the industry relief, many say the black market is still making it difficult to survive in the business.
Borrowers who qualify for existing federal student loan forgiveness programs could see fewer hurdles and less paperwork.
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol assault had issued a subpoena for his testimony.
The Biden administration has signaled that medication abortion may be the next front in the fight to preserve abortion rights in states that are curtailing access.
A drag show in Yolo County near Sacramento was disrupted by a group making homophobic and transphobic remarks Thursday night, as the establishment also faced online threats for the event.
Long before the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2011, San Francisco was once a major hub for LGBTQ servicemembers.
A Danville family put up a rainbow pride flag on their home to celebrate Pride Month, but the flag has been ripped down and stolen two times.
Just a mention of his beginnings in dance and it doesn't take long for a smile to spread across Roberto Vega Ortiz's face.
The decades-long struggle for equal rights for the gay community included an unlikely transformation within a local Catholic church that is now thriving in San Francisco's Castro District.
Hussle was fatally shot outside of the clothing store he owned in Los Angeles in March 2019.
Legendary Bay Area skate-punk band the Boneless Ones play songs from their first new album in over 35 years when they headline this Sunday afternoon barbecue at the Bottom of the Hill.
Grammy-award winning singer, composer, musician Carlos Santana collapsed on stage during a concert in Michigan.
The new show features former competitors from "Survivor," "Big Brother," "The Amazing Race" and "Love Island."
Reunited '90s alternative-rock band Failure plays songs from their latest album 'Wild Type Droid' Thursday night when they return to the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.
Imagine getting a bunch of tax documents telling you and the IRS about a large sum of money you made when, in fact, you never received a penny of it.
Many in the Bay Area want their Ukrainian relatives to find safe haven here but the obstacles they're facing are formidable.
The state of emergency that San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared for the Tenderloin last December has a lot of people talking but no one is paying closer attention than the people who live there.
One of the hottest real estate markets is not in the Bay Area. In fact, it's not even in our world. It's at your fingertips in an alternate reality known as the metaverse.
A group of Bay Area scientists have unraveled some surprising secrets about post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD which one day could lead to better therapies and treatments.
Thursday 6 a.m. news update from KPIX 5
7/7/22
BART is taking a unique approach to dealing with a pigeon problem at one of its stations. Jocelyn Moran reports.
WNBA star Britney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug charges in a Russian court. She has been in Russian custody since February. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with the response from Washington.
Staff and longtime customers have been saying their final farewells to Cesar on Shattuck, but the owners have some news that could change the future for the beloved restaurant. Andrea Nakano reports. (7/6/22)
A cancer diagnosis is something that's difficult to prepare for, if not impossible. One retired Bay Area doctor uses his expertise to ease the recently diagnosed out of that initial period of shock.
A Pacifica woman provides a safe place to gather in person to grieve and share community in the pandemic.
A two-time breast cancer survivor who takes cancer support to the next level is this week's Bay Area Jefferson Award winner.
In the Ingleside, a Bay Area pastor inspires his community with a nationally lauded black history collage.
More than 70 percent of African Americans do not have a will or other estate planning document, according to a Caring.com 2022 survey. An Oakland attorney is changing that.
A Bay Area woman who experienced deadly violence in her childhood home is now on a mission to help others secure their digital footprint.
It's not uncommon for Students Rising Above Scholars to have close knit, loving families. Ronvel Sharper is no exception.
This week's Students Rising Above scholar knows how devastating it can be when someone you love is struggling with their mental health and the importance of also taking care of yourself.
All human beings have experienced trauma at some point in their lives, but not everyone asked themselves to take a step back, and shift focus to others, and what they may be going through.
A gifted Bay Area student who faced cancer as a teenager and won has taken on a new role in the fight against the devastating disease.