Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's homelessness plan would require hundreds of millions in new funding from the county, philanthropy ...

Lee vows to cut Oakland street homelessness by 50% in five years. Funding and execution will decide if it’s possible.

Mayor Lee’s homelessness office has issued a bold report. But funding is short, and there’s a different plan already on the ...

Phoenix and Oakland, California, emphasize prevention and permanent housing in updates to their strategic plans for tackling ...

Phoenix and Oakland both recently issued draft action plans to reduce homelessness focused on permanent housing, reports Ryan ...

Oakland city officials issued a call Tuesday for 500 volunteers for the 2026 Point-In-Time Count on Jan. 22. The PIT count is a census of people experiencing homelessness that is mandated by the U.S.

The Bay Area’s homelessness crisis worsened in 2024, with a 6% rise pushing the number to an estimated 38,891 people, according to new federal data from the January 2024 Point-in-Time Count Report.

A California agency that previously warned Oakland could lose $45 million in state funding for homelessness over a new, more aggressive encampment removal policy has since pulled back its threat - ...

At a glance, it might look like Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is following the trends in the Bay Area — and the nation — in handling homelessness. The icon among progressives has cleared homeless camps ...

SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO — Some lawmakers and mayors expressed skepticism Thursday over California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to give $750 million to state-selected regional administrators rather ...