Some prospective tenants said they are still without housing and have been cut off from all help because they are officially ...

Nearly 300,000 California students are homeless and face shrinking school supports as one‑time federal aid ends.

In Oakland, Calif., District 7 Councilman Ken Houston is facing pushback as he works to crack down on the city's homeless crisis. Houston, a Democrat, has earned both praise and criticism as he pushes ...

Homeless encampments are a part of the landscape in many U.S. cities. In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and most well-known... A Tiny Plot to Call Home Homeless encampments are a ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Every time Jennifer Farrell got close to her brother, he slipped through her fingers. As she walked the railroad ...

Every Wednesday night, an Oakland woman makes sure that hundreds of people don't go hungry while living on the streets of her city. Bopha Ul and her volunteers pack a lot of love into grocery bags ...

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