Homelessness Archives : Bay Area Council

Council-Sponsored CARE Court Bill Faces First Test

Apr 29 2022

The Bay Area Council was on hand Monday for a meeting with Governor Newsom and state and local elected leaders to discuss the importance of CARE C...

Council-Sponsored Homelessness Bill Faces First Test

Apr 22 2022

SB 2211 (Ting), a bill the Bay Area Council is co-sponsoring to expand California’s inventory of emergency shelters, will face its first test at ...

2022 Bay Area Council Poll: Voters Demand “Get Tough” Approach on Homelessness

Apr 4 2022

Bay Area voters have reached their breaking point when it comes to a seemingly intractable homeless crisis that is wrecking thousands of lives, cau...

Council Examining Newsom Plan for Treating Homeless with Mental Health, Substance Abuse Disorders

Mar 4 2022

Amidst growing scenes of human suffering and despair on California’s streets, Governor Newsom on Thursday (March 3) announced a new proposal to i...

Council Co-Sponsors Legislation to Alleviate Unsheltered Homelessness Crisis

Feb 25 2022

California has the least sheltered homeless population in the U.S. Just 30% of homeless Californians have access to emergency shelter compared to 7...

Santa Clara Knuckles Under to Opponents of Homeless Housing

Nov 12 2021

The Santa Clara City Council this week knuckled under to angry local opponents of a proposed 60-unit project to provide transitional housing for th...

Housing and Homelessness Committees Meet

Aug 20 2021

The Bay Area Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committees this week welcomed Dr. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Senior Advisor Richard Cho a...

Tour Highlights Innovative Sares Regis, LifeMoves Homeless Housing

Jul 30 2021

Several Bay Area Council members and partner organizations toured the award-winning LifeMoves supportive interim housing community in Mountain View...

Council Helps Push Record State Investments to Fight Homelessness

Jul 9 2021

The budget Gov. Newsom signed last week commits a record $12 billion over the next two years to fight homelessness, and came just three weeks after...

New Report Outlines $11.8 Billion Regional Strategy for Ending Bay Area Homelessness

Jun 3 2021

With the Bay Area accounting for 30% of the total rise in U.S. homelessness since 2017, the nation’s highest rate of unsheltered homeless at 73% ...

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