After a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling last summer granted local governments broad new authority to clear homeless camps, ...

OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning at an East Oakland homeless camp, authorities said. Police were trying to confirm the man’s name before it was publicly released. The shooting ...

OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot at an East Oakland homeless camp Tuesday morning, authorities said. Police were trying to ...

Housing activists confronted city staff this morning after word spread that the city would be closing the Northgate homeless camp. This week, the City of Oakland is opening a second “Tuff Shed ...

Oakland parents are raising concerns about homeless encampments near four East Oakland schools, citing safety risks and the impact on their children. The encampments are drawing complaints over trash, ...

Winter isn't only dangerously cold for the homeless — it exposes the encampments to view. An abandoned site, strewn with ...

It was horrible, just ridiculous.' A “bulldozer,” or wheeled loader, cleaning at a homeless camp on Northgate Avenue in Oakland on May 25. A man says he was hit by what was a smaller ...

According to the Oakland Fire Department, the number of homeless encampment fires has dropped citywide. Last year, there were 1,100, down from 1,700 in 2023. "Still far too many, still incredibly ...