The Oakland City Council has once again delayed a vote on a controversial policy to crack down on the city's homelessness encampments after state officials warned the proposal could jeopardize $45 ...

State officials warned the funding shift could push tens of thousands of formerly homeless Californians back to the street.

CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling ...

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OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- 15 months in, Mayor Libby Schaaf says a program designed to keep people from becoming homeless in her city is working. "A little over a year ago, we announced this incredible ...

Two years ago, as a stopgap measure, Oakland set up toilets, washstands and garbage cans at two of the city’s biggest homeless camps. It was supposed to be the first step toward getting people off the ...

Oakland city crews have pulled 75 truckloads — about 250 tons — of debris out of the sprawling homeless encampment that surrounds the Fruitvale Home Depot in the past two weeks. “And we still have 50 ...

A proposal in Oakland could bring the city a Costco. The store would be built on the former Oakland Army Base. Councilmember Carroll Fife said her resolution is "an important step to spur much needed ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced CARE Court in 2022 in part as a way to bring people with serious mental illnesses off of California’s streets. He continues to tout it as part of his homelessness ...