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Council Prepares Legislative Agenda on Homelessness

Feb 21 2024

The Bay Area Council’s Homelessness Committee and its partners are finalizing an ambitious legislative agenda to be unveiled in the coming weeks....

San Mateo County Passes Bay Area Council-Backed Ordinance to Bring Homeless Residents Indoors

Jan 24 2024

Unsheltered homeless residents in San Mateo County will be required to accept shelter when available under a new ordinance passed unanimously Tuesd...

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Bay Area Council in Taking up Controversial Homelessness Case

Jan 17 2024

In a major victory for the Bay Area Council’s work to address homelessness, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a controversial lower fed...

As Homelessness Increases, Council Urges Bay Area Legislators to Embrace Interim Housing

Jan 10 2024

California is losing ground in the fight against homelessness and should shift focus towards bringing people indoors and saving lives. That was the...

Homeless Committee Welcomes New Chairs, Sets Ambitious 2024 Agenda

Dec 6 2023

The Bay Area Council’s Homelessness Committee yesterday (Dec. 5) introduced new co-chairs and adopted an ambitious agenda to tackle unsheltered h...

Bay Area Homelessness Leader Named CA Housing Secretary

Nov 29 2023

Yesterday (Nov. 28), Gov. Newsom appointed Tomiquia Moss as the new Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, which oversee...

Council Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Intervene in Homelessness Ruling

Sep 22 2023

The Bay Area Council today formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower federal court ruling that has effectively hamstrung local jurisd...

Good News from Initial Court Ruling on Homeless Encampments

Sep 8 2023

San Francisco, as part of its efforts to provide shelter to the unhoused, can resume removing illegal encampments that often block sidewalks, stree...

9th Circuit Hints at Relief in Critical Homelessness Case

Aug 25 2023

Judges for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday appeared poised to answer San Francisco’s pleas for clarity in how it can legally r...

Landmark UCSF Study on Homelessness Reinforces Council’s Focus on Housing Production

Jun 23 2023

A statewide study released this week by the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative provides important insights into California&...

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