Homelessness Archives : Bay Area Council

Interim Housing, Long a Council Priority, Gaining Momentum

Nov 19 2025

The shift away from a “housing only” approach to homelessness that the Bay Area Council has been advocating for years is starting to gain serio...

California–Texas Delegation Highlights a New Path Forward on Homelessness

Oct 29 2025

Last week, the Bay Area Council partnered with member Beyond Homeless to lead a delegation of 60 leaders from California’s business, civic, phila...

Council Welcomes SF City Attorney for Update on Homelessness Litigation and Bureaucracy Reform

Oct 15 2025

Bureaucratic red tape and lack of coordination among the vast network of public agencies, nonprofit service providers and other stakeholders workin...

Council Exploring Options after Recovery Housing Legislation Vetoed

Oct 8 2025

In a surprising and disappointing twist, Governor Newsom last week vetoed AB 255 by Assemblymember Matt Haney, Bay Area Council-sponsored legislati...

Council Applauds New Task Force to End Homeless Encampments, Bring People Indoors

Sep 3 2025

Photo Credit: CA Governor’s Office For the past several years, the Bay Area Council has worked intensively to promote legislation and policies fo...

Council Addresses Thorny Issue of Where to Locate Homeless Shelters, Facilities

Jul 9 2025

The question of where to locate shelters to house California’s growing homeless population has long sparked disagreement and controversy at both ...

Council-Sponsored Homelessness Bills Advancing

Jul 2 2025

Three bills the Bay Area Council is co-sponsoring to address homelessness are continuing to advance in the legislature. This week, Council Homeless...

Progress on BAC-Sponsored Homeless Legislation

Jun 25 2025

Major Bay Area Council-sponsored legislation to overhaul how California addresses its homelessness crisis took big steps forward this week. Amendme...

Council-Sponsored Homelessness Legislation Unveiled

Apr 9 2025

The Bay Area Council this week (April 7) joined Senator Catherine Blakespear (San Diego) and Senator Josh Becker (Menlo Park) at a press conference...

San Jose, San Francisco Mayors Announce Plans to Bolster Homelessness Efforts

Mar 19 2025

The Bay Area Council joined a spirited San José City Council meeting last night (Mar 18) to support Mayor Matt Mahan’s proposal requiring unshel...

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