Homelessness Archives : Bay Area Council

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...

Critical Reports Highlight Importance of Council’s Work to Bring Greater Accountability to Homeless Spending

Mar 12 2025

Almost six years ago, the Bay Area Council released a seminal report highlighting the scope and severity of the Bay Area’s massive homelessness c...

Council-Sponsored Homeless Legislation Clears First Hurdle

Mar 20 2024

Legislation the Bay Area Council is co-sponsoring to streamline production of interim housing to address California’s unsheltered homelessness cr...

Council Leads Amicus Brief in Pivotal U.S. Supreme Court Homelessness Case

Mar 6 2024

The Bay Area Council and a coalition of over a dozen organizations submitted a second “friend of the court” brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in ...

Council Co-Sponsoring Game-Changing Legislation Aimed at Unsheltered Homelessness