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Tag: Homelessness
Oakland asks Caltrans for help closing homeless encampments
The state agency will first assist with the closure of an RV camp off Hegenberger Road, but what its exact role will be is unclear.
Prominent activist charged with battery one year after confrontation at homeless camp
Accusations have flown back and forth after an incident involving Tur-Ha Ak, Vincent Ray Williams, and Councilmember Carroll Fife, reflecting ongoing political tensions.
Oakland’s road safety chief is changing roles in surprise shuffle
After running the Department of Transportation for over a year and a half, Fred Kelley is shifting to parks.
Vacant East Oakland land to become homeless senior housing
The latest Homekey award from the state will create 40 units of housing on city-owned land.
Supreme Court case could impact how Oakland sweeps homeless camps
Cities in California and beyond are closely following the case on encampments and shelter requirements.
Two candidates are running for Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 4
Incumbent Nate Miley says he’ll provide experience at a time of board turnover. Jennifer Esteen says new leadership is sorely needed.
Proposition 1 could change homeless, mental health services in Alameda County
The initiative would provide $6.3 billion to supportive housing and adjust the Mental Health Services Act.
Emergency homeless shelters opening Wednesday in Oakland before storm
For one night, the shelters at the Jack London Square Aquatic Center and the East Oakland Sports Center are accepting anyone who needs refuge from the weather.
Oakland gets $20M to turn another hotel into supportive housing
East Oakland’s Quality Inn will be the eighth supportive housing site opened in Oakland through the Homekey program.
After hit-and-run, emotional vigil for woman killed on San Pablo Avenue
Kim “Ladybug” Barranco, who was unhoused, was a beloved member of her West Oakland community.
Street Spirit homeless newspaper returns to print in March
The “touchstone” publication and job program for Berkeley and Oakland lost funding last year but has raised enough to resume operations this spring.
7-Eleven security guard killed in Oakland had gotten on his feet after homelessness
Friends of James Johnson mourn the loss of a “teddy bear” who worked to improve his own life and others’.
Oakland seeking volunteers for homeless count in January
The biennial Point-in-Time Count, which found 5,055 unhoused people living in Oakland in 2022, gathers critical data for policy and funding decisions.
Oakland can establish ‘safe work zones’ around homeless camps, council says
The new policy—applauded by unions—makes some work sites off-limits to the public, raising concerns from homeless advocates.
Residents at Oakland homeless housing facility haven’t had heat for several winters
The city-owned Henry Robinson transitional housing site helps medically vulnerable people off the streets, but leaves some in the cold.
Oakland is getting $15M from the state to turn a Temescal motel into housing
The latest “Homekey” grant will be used to convert the Imperial Inn into supportive housing for homeless residents.
Oakland has a new Head Start center—on wheels—for homeless families
The “mobile classroom” will travel to homeless shelters, providing education and social services.
Oakland wants to turn 5 buildings into homeless housing
The city applied for more “Homekey” funding from the state, but Oakland is also creating its own program to expand supportive housing.
Free food and services for homeless people Friday at Oakland City Hall
The city is holding a resource fair in Frank Ogawa Plaza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., followed by a screening of “A Rising Tide.”