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Tag: Homelessness

Oakland city workers in yellow vests cluster around a homeless camp under a freeway overpass where there is a red van behind a fence. An onlooker peers at them.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland’s top homelessness official cut as part of Thao budget shakeup

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Mayor Sheng Thao wants to replace the high-profile homelessness administrator role, which the city has struggled to fill, with two lower-level positions.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

As Oakland closes its largest homeless camp, some residents resist, others move on

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

Fifty people have agreed to move away from Wood Street during the protracted, weeks-long closure.

Two framed photos show a middle-aged Black man. The rest against a horizontal tree trunk. A bouquet of flowers is next to them.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Man’s death highlights danger of extreme weather for Oakland’s unhoused residents

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein March 30, 2023March 31, 2023

On even the most rainy nights, there are homeless shelter beds available. Why do they go empty?

View from a window of small white sheds. People holding umbrellas are looking inside one.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Residents of tiny-home village by Lake Merritt told shelter will close in June

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

An affordable housing project is planned for the E. 12th Street parcel, which is currently the site of a city-run homeless shelter.

Posted inHealth & Environment

On the frontlines of Oakland’s methamphetamine crisis

by Robin Buller March 17, 2023March 20, 2023

Health care and harm reduction workers say people of color and unhoused residents are disproportionately impacted by the drug’s rise in recent years.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Violence during a West Oakland homeless camp’s closure highlights dire stakes and lack of trust

Natalie Orenstein headshotDarwin BondGraham by Natalie Orenstein and Darwin BondGraham February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

A chaotic scene in West Oakland that left a city councilmember’s partner accused of assault reveals dangerous gaps in coordination during high-stakes events.

Posted inHealth & Environment

‘It just looks like people dying’: Oakland’s meth crisis is growing at an alarming rate

by Robin Buller February 16, 2023March 20, 2023

Health experts and social workers say meth use, and harms associated with it, are rising fast and treatment options are limited.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland loses second homelessness chief in two years

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

Daniel Cooper, the city’s second-ever homelessness administrator, was “released from employment” this week.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Alameda County will distribute 500 tents to homeless people impacted by the storm

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Grassroots groups are also collecting items for people whose belongings have been soaked and damaged in this dangerous weather in Oakland.

Pieces of tarp and fabric fly in the wind. A tent is in background.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland faces calls for more homeless shelters as storm bears down

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

It is unclear whether Oakland is increasing its shelter capacity as unhoused residents and advocates scramble for protection from a “bomb cyclone.”

About 12 people of different ages and demographics sit on the steps of an old house.
Posted inHow We Work

Oakland’s housing and homelessness programs faced scrutiny in 2022

Natalie Orenstein headshotDarwin BondGraham by Natalie Orenstein and Darwin BondGraham December 26, 2022December 23, 2022

Reporter Natalie Orenstein spoke about the past year of news on her beat, from rent caps to encampment sweeps.

A man in a neon vest grins with his thumbs up. Behind him are dozens of full garbage bags.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Memorial honors the hundreds of unhoused people who died in Alameda County this year

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein December 22, 2022December 23, 2022

A new effort to track every local homeless death has found that unhoused people are five times likelier than others to die.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

A lavish Christmas party caps a tumultuous year on Wood Street

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Unhoused residents and friends gathered for an elaborate celebration this weekend, knowing the city plans to close the encampment in January.

Firefighters on and around a fire truck. A dome is visible in the distance
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland spends $120 million a year on homelessness. Could it do more?

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein November 28, 2022November 29, 2022

New estimates say it would cost a staggering $4.5 billion to house all homeless residents, but some officials say the city could be more creative.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

East Oakland residents ‘fed up’ with dumping and safety hazards in flatlands

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

Community groups are pressing the city to clean up a blighted intersection, but their demands raise questions about the fate of homeless camps there.

city workers and dump truck behind caution tape
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Plan for ‘safe work zones’ around homeless camps alarms advocates

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

Oakland officials say the tool is needed to protect workers from harassment, but some say it would criminalize unhoused people and supporters.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland homelessness programs in danger after Newsom pauses funding

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

A surprise announcement from the governor puts a hold on a $1 billion statewide grant, including $24 million for Oakland shelters.

A man stands in front of an RV parked on the street.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

New film depicts life on Oakland’s streets—from homeless filmmakers’ perspectives

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

“We R Here” started as an experiment and ended as a revealing 55-minute portrait.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Displaced from Wood Street, homeless residents set up protest camp at Oakland City Hall

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

And at another tense meeting, the City Council voted to pursue new shelter sites for affected residents, but most are far-off prospects.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland councilmembers and city administration clash over proposal to use army base for homeless shelter

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

Councilmember Carroll Fife called the need for space to house Wood Street residents “an emergency.” City staff say there are legal and environmental issues with her request.

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