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

An emotional, seven-hour City Council committee meeting on a controversial proposal to crack down on homeless camps ended in ambiguity Wednesday evening. Councilmember Ken Houston wants Oakland to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The California Hotel in Oakland, one of the East Bay’s most recognizable landmarks, has seen better days. Most know the historic building in West Oakland by its enormous rooftop sign, which looms over ...

Some residents of a tiny home shelter for homeless people in West Oakland are refusing to leave, a day after city officials closed the site. Among them is Sandra Martin, who said Wednesday morning she ...

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 ...