The site of what was once a sprawling homeless encampment in West Oakland has become an affordable housing complex for ...

Prescott Station opens in West Oakland, offering 235 affordable apartments on a former homeless encampment site.

An emotional, seven-hour City Council committee meeting on a controversial proposal to crack down on homeless camps ended in ambiguity Wednesday evening. Councilmember Ken Houston wants Oakland to ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced this week that she is creating a new city department to tackle homelessness. Lee said the Office of Homelessness Solutions will be responsible for the ...

In Oakland, California, District 7 Councilman Ken Houston is facing pushback as he works to crack down on the city's homeless crisis. Houston, a Democrat, has earned both praise and criticism as he ...

On Wednesday morning, Oakland leaders gathered to hear a new proposal to solve homelessness that immediately drew backlash. Outside City Hall, homeless activists were protesting what was going on ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies evicted a group of mothers this morning who had taken over a vacant house in Oakland. Deputies moved in at 5 a.m. and said it took a ...

This summer, Jenn Oakley bought a one-bedroom condo in Emeryville — a milestone that once seemed impossible after more than a decade of homelessness, addiction, recovery and rehabilitation. Her ...

In this Special Report, EdSource spotlights homelessness among California students: who is affected and why it’s often underreported and ignored. It features one district with one of the highest rates ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee delivered her first State of the City address Tuesday night, just 140 days after taking office.