With state pushing back, Oakland delays vote on controversial homeless encampment policy

The Oakland City Council has once again delayed a vote on a controversial policy to crack down on the city's homelessness ...
Houston Chronicle

Tensions in Oakland over homelessness hinder solutions

Homelessness is threatening to rupture Oakland. On one side, city leaders and officials are scrambling to contain an intractable and complex issue that’s steeped in systemic economic disparities and ...
Times Union

A homeless man in Oakland hadn’t heard of the coronavirus: ‘What is the virus even about? What happens?’

About two hours after six Bay Area counties announced “shelter in place” orders, Larry Taylor sauntered on 45th Street in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood. Taylor, who is homeless, held a cigarette in ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Homeless advocates build unsanctioned tiny homes near Oakland public street

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- ABC7 News is working to build a better Bay Area and finding solutions to our homeless crisis is a big part of that mission. In Oakland, homeless advocates are building what ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Once homeless, daughter of refugees, Sheng Thao addresses Oakland; To become city's 51st mayor

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland City Council Member Sheng Thao will become Oakland's 51st mayor, beating out City Council Member Loren Taylor by less than 700 votes in ranked choice voting. "We chose ...
Times Union

Counting homeless people in Oakland: ‘A reminder of how horrible it is to be living outside’

A person, curled in a blanket, slept on top of a discarded mattress and box spring on the corner of an East Oakland street. That person counts. Advertisement Article continues below this ad At dawn ...