The controversy is another classic NIMBY drama. But it’s also about expectations, and the way that “the process” becomes an ...

The lot in Interbay had space for 27 RVs and 11 tiny homes, run by a local homelessness services nonprofit. Now, it is ...

Waymo liability | Noem unqualified | War for commerce. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for May 23, 2025.

Fremont’s proposed budget shows that the city expects to spend about 94% of its money on police, fire and maintenance work.

According to that survey, homelessness in Multnomah County stayed under 5,000 for most of the decade between 2009 and 2019. And then the pandemic hit and the number of people who were homeless swelled ...

New York City will no longer provide case management services — including help finding legal aid, jobs and English classes — ...

Despite San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s claim his policy to arrest homeless people for refusing shelter is meant to connect them ...

The effort to help struggling students at the University of Hawaiʻi is led by volunteer faculty and staff. Other states ...

The Spencer sisters, along with their younger brother, Louis, grew up in South Africa to avoid media scrutiny over their ...

A recent Star guest commentary contended local agencies are ineffective. That misses the bigger picture. | Opinion ...

Partnership Home executive director Lauren King is usually excited to talk about the local state of homelessness — especially ...

The county has owned the old Cook Plaza building since 2022 and occasionally operates it as an emergency shelter. This year, ...