#homelessness

#homelessness

Victor Solorzano faced homelessness after a fire destroyed his mobile home, believing squatters in the park were responsible for the incident.

It remains a leading cause of homelessness. Survivors often leave without financial resources, housing options, or a stable support system, facing lasting physical harm.

To go home and know you've left them - we've had to tuck women into foil blankets and just say 'see you later' - that can be heartbreaking sometimes.

Kellie Nora Michelle was killed by Angel Ivan Martinez, who drove drunk at 90 mph in a 35 mph zone, crashing into her van while she slept inside with her dog.

The city's sanitation crew seized and destroyed tents, tarps, pallets, shopping carts and many other objects, resulting in numerous homeless encampment cleanups each week.

Aleman, a homeless outreach counsellor at St. Michael's Hospital, actively supports unhoused individuals by guiding them through a health-care system often complex for those without stable housing.

My grandma called me as I walked down the street with my best friend: Sweetheart, I have someone here who wants to talk to you. I nearly fainted the day I heard his voice on the other end of my line. Hey Baby Girl, do you know who this is? Dad? Was this my long-lost father? Because I was in foster care at the time, my grandma was not supposed to call me and connect us. But I was happy she did because I was able to build my relationship with him on my terms.

For Quiroz - whose resume of life experiences include being a teenage mom, living through San Jose's 2017 Coyote Creek flooding debacle and battling Stage 2 breast cancer - creating art is therapeutic.

The fire was ahead of us when we got here. They brought lines up, they opened up the roof. More than 100 first responders worked together for two hours to control the blaze.

In San Francisco, then-mayor London Breed promised to be very aggressive in moving encampments following the Grants Pass decision. She delivered: Arrests and citations for illegal lodging increased from 71 in the six months before the ruling to 427 in the six months after—a 500% increase.

Berkeley can clear the encampment of homeless residents at Ohlone Park after a federal judge denied an injunction that would have blocked the closure.