For years, California’s police commissioners have used the image of stolen cars and shattered windows to demand more crime-fighting resources. Now, fire chiefs are hoping to use the sight of ...

One man sleeping in a Mercedes was interested in shelter. Another man on a sidewalk outside Chick-fil-A said he was “home-free, not homeless.” Three women living in a 20-year-old Toyota Camry ...

Nonprofit service providers are reeling from the news. More budget-balancing cuts could be coming, city leaders warn.

This was back in the early 70s. We hitchhiked out of San Diego on Highway 5 from Pacific Beach to Marysville, by Sacramento, and then we hopped freight trains all the way to Seattle, 1,255 miles. We ...

Lydia Swanson founded Oakland TNR in 2019 as a Pitt student after discovering an abundance of stray cats in South Oakland ...

The upscale Waterfront Hotel in Oakland's Jack London Square will close on Friday. "To hear that they are leaving is very disappointing. But understandable, because the traffic in Jack London is so ...

Federal and state reports on homelessness in Michigan differ because they are based on different counting methods.

Housing Crisis Across America Davey D hosted homeless advocate Needa B to discuss the growing housing crisis. They highlighted rising rents, gentrification, and the corporatization of housing. Needa B ...

Starbucks ended a 7-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its stores or use its restrooms, regardless of whether ...

Oakland County has adopted innovative new approaches to solve its housing affordability crisis since County Executive Dave ...

The Monterey County/Salinas Homeless Union formed “out of a battle” in 2016, nine years ago today, on Dr. Martin Luther King, ...

Evan Greene, 32, of Richmond, was charged with murder and gun possession in the Jan. 14 killing of 23-year-old Jerome Hunter. Prosecutors also charged 28-year-old Coraneshea Savage, of Vallejo, with ...