Palo Alto is synonymous with wealth and innovation as the home to several tech giants and a $220,408 average household income. Yet, countless people are unhoused or in unstable housing situations. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Point-in-Time count data shows California’s overall homeless population was 187,084 in January 2024. The 2024 data
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Four-hour weekday parking limits that were announced last September by the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority are set to go into effect on Dec. 19, less than a week before Christmas.
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City councilmember and mayoral candidate Matt Mahan said the state isn’t doing enough to support San Jose’s response to the housing crisis. “The state is not providing cities with a whole lot of funding for housing,” he said. “We don’t have anything close to the sources of affordable housing funds to meet those targets.” In
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Muhammad T. Alameldin’s three-month ordeal into homelessness while being a student at UC Berkeley would test his character, sharpen his academic focus and point him toward a career helping other people find homes they can afford.
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With an estimated 150,000 homeless Californians and another 700,000 facing evictions, the state’s homelessness crisis is worsening and the need for safe shelter growing.
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In a wide-ranging interview, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo discussed the city’s struggle to meet its housing construction goals, suggested replacing the VTA’s light rail system with a fleet of electric buses and urged the state to allow the pumping of purified recycled water back into the system amid persistent droughts.
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Project WeHOPE’s ‘Dignity on Wheels’ teams drive specialized trailers with mobile shower and laundry units to locations across the South Bay to provide a critical service for people living on the streets.
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Santa Cruz, a beach town that promotes a legacy of tolerance — “Keep Santa Cruz Weird” is the slogan on T-shirts — hasn’t been able to solve a persistent problem with homelessness. As city officials, nonprofits and activists struggle for answers, the onset of winter poses even more threat to those who find shelter in the open. Looming over everything this year is a resurgent coronavirus.
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SAN JOSE — Recovery Cafés offer continued support to people in recovery lasting long after they exit traditional treatment providers.
A comparison of local government spending on homeless services versus American consumer spending on Super Bowl Sunday.
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PALO ALTO — An organization helping homeless people in the Bay Area find jobs will expand its reach in Palo Alto.
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A San Francisco journalist seeks to dispel misconceptions about homelessness. His other big challenge: being homeless himself.
