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Alameda County declared a homelessness state of emergency amid rising numbers of unhoused people in the region — an issue exacerbated by high housing costs.
A pilot program conducted in Alameda County in 2016–2021 assisted 30,000 patients. Of those who were homeless, 36% obtained in permanent housing. [58] Federal authorization to use Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program) for housing purposes lasts through 2026. [59]
The newspaper was created to report on issues related to homelessness in Alameda County and the broader East Bay Area. It covers topics related to homelessness that are often not extensively covered by mainstream media, such as housing policy, urban planning, and first-person stories and editorials written by homeless people. [1]
A study by the California Housing Partnership found that from 2016 to 2017 homelessness increased by 47 percent in Sacramento County (home to the state's capital, Sacramento), 36 percent in Alameda County, and 13 percent in Santa Clara County.
Communities in Dallas, Los Angeles and Chester County, Pennsylvania, notably saw a drop in their homelessness counts in 2024, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Clifton Hall, a former dormitory at California College of the Arts, was bought by the city of Oakland and converted to public housing for people experiencing homelessness. [143] [144] Alameda County is currently investing $83.2 million annually into a range of services oriented toward people experiencing homelessness.
BFHP's Shelter Plus Care is a HUD-funded program that provides permanent housing with tenancy support services. [9] Roads Home is a program of Berkeley Food & Housing Project that works to help end homelessness among veterans and their families. In 2010 BFHP opened a transitional housing program for homeless male veterans in downtown Berkeley.
Amid the ongoing housing crisis in the region, officials descended on Blue Feather Road in Oshara Village on Wednesday afternoon for a look at the houses constructed for entry-level homebuyers ...