Last month, the city council approved a new law on encampment sweeps that gives new powers to conduct sweeps, no longer ...

Oakland Councilmember Charlene Wang is gearing up for a November ballot fight that could hit large commercial real estate ...

The City of Oakland has cleared a large homeless encampment on East 12th Street, relocating about 70 people to the Mandela House — a former hotel turned shelter, now funded through a state grant. The ...

Homelessness is fluid in the Bay Area, and one city’s crackdown may push residents across borders. Officials worried that ...

A widening crackdown on RV and vehicle homelessness is spreading across the Bay Area as cities tighten rules, increase towing ...

OAKLAND — City officials can now clear homeless encampments and tow vehicles used as shelter without first offering immediate housing, a sharp change of direction in Oakland’s approach to homelessness ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oakland clears out massive homeless encampment but questions remain about who was left behind. The City of Oakland has cleared a ...