A Bay Area News Group analysis found the region does not stand out for poverty, unemployment, drug use or mental illness. Its ...

A look at how Bay Area counties count homeless residents, why the numbers are imperfect and why officials still rely on them ...

The decline marks a reversal from 2024, when the Oakland's homeless population jumped 9%. It follows more aggressive sweeps ...

“What is the most effective way to support people experiencing homelessness?” That’s the question a new report called “The Pathways Study” tries to answer. Researchers at the Homelessness Research and ...

The federal government's annual "point-in-time" homelessness count is used by city and county governments across the country ...

Without support, even free housing won’t keep people off the streets, experts say. They suggest a new approach.

New York City housing advocate Patrick Markee’s new book, Placeless: Homelessness in the New Gilded Age, looks at homelessness through the lens of housing affordability. Homelessness, which affects ...

The candidates for California governor also weigh in on how to prevent people from becoming unhoused in the first place.

Metro, the Portland area’s regional government, has raised $1.4 billion in tax revenue since 2020 specifically to provide homeless services in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. That’s a ...

These actions are often framed as necessary for public safety, but they do nothing to address why people become homeless in ...

Pres. Trump recently issued an executive order to curb homelessness. The order encourages measures that have come under criticism, including involuntary commitment for people suffering from mental ...