Homelessness

This story originally aired in December 7, 2016 and most recently aired in the November 2, 2022 episode of Crosscurrents. UCSF is conducting one of the…

Local governments across California are competing for financial support from the state to build more housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Ten years after Don't Ask Don't Tell's repeal, we hear from writer Lauren Hough, who grew up in the infamous Christian free-love and -sex cult The Family, formerly The Children of God. At 18, she joined the US Air Force, where she got death threats and her car was set ablaze because she’s lesbian.

In September, federal funding runs out for San Francisco’s shelter-in-place hotels. These are the spots the city rented when the pandemic was surging, and there was a huge push to create safe spaces for people experiencing homelessness. For some unhoused people, it was the first time they had their own bed and bathroom in years. So now, the city is gradually transitioning around 2,000 people still living in these rooms into housing.

Essayist Lauren Hough grew up in the infamous Christian free-love and -sex cult The Family, formerly The Children of God. At 18, she joined the US Air Force, where she got death threats and her car was set ablaze because she’s lesbian.

SF School Board Travails, Solutions to the Homeless Crisis and Artist Jenifer K Wofford

On tonight's Out in the Bay (10 pm Tuesday) San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman says his passion for politics goes back to age 5 and his passion for…

At the beginning of the Coronavirus shutdown, the city of San Francisco rented hotel rooms for over 2,300 homeless people. For many, it was the first time…

It’s around 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning at the 2200 block of the Wood Street homeless encampment in West Oakland.I’m here because I want to find out…

In the third month of shelter in place, some people are anxious to go outside and see friends. Others have to think about where they’ll park their home…