Marisa Kendall
East Bay Times
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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Oakland nabs $1 million to improve poor outcomes for tiny home residents
The federal money will help move people from temporary tiny homes into long-term housing. A recent Bay Area News Group investigation found Oakland’s tiny home programs fail most participants. → Read More
California sues Huntington Beach over failure to follow housing laws in warning to other cities
Huntington Beach fired back with its own lawsuit, calling new state laws that force cities to approve more housing unconstitutional. → Read More
California sues Huntington Beach over failure to follow housing laws in warning to other cities
Huntington Beach fired back with its own lawsuit, calling new state laws that force cities to approve more housing unconstitutional. → Read More
Teacher housing proposed on Apple-owned Cupertino site
The project could allow up to 100 teachers to live closer to where they work. → Read More
Forcing Californians into mental health treatment would get easier with proposed legislation
Two new bills would overhaul what advocates say is a broken mental health system, and attempt to address people left to languish on California streets. → Read More
Forcing Californians into mental health treatment would get easier with proposed legislation
Two new bills would overhaul what advocates say is a broken mental health system, and attempt to address people left to languish on California streets. → Read More
After nearly two-month delay, judge allows Oakland to remove large homeless camp
Dozens of homeless people will be displaced as the courtroom battle over the large Wood Street encampment in West Oakland comes to an end. → Read More
Schiff, Porter take early lead in race for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
But many voters don’t know who any of the candidates running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat are. → Read More
Schiff, Porter take early lead in race for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
But many voters don’t know who any of the candidates running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat are. → Read More
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo eyes run for Congress
Is “Congressman Liccardo” in our future? Maybe. But his potential opponent, Zoe Lofgren, says “I plan to run for reelection, and I don’t run to lose.” → Read More
Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces she won’t run for reelection
The much-anticipated announcement that Sen. Dianne Feinstein will retire in 2024 opens the doors to the race to replace her. → Read More
After mass shooting, new Bay Area task force to crack down on unpermitted farmworker housing
San Mateo County has created a new task force to crack down on subpar farmworker housing, a response to a mass shooting at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms that cast a national spotlight on workers… → Read More
Silicon Valley developer ends hunger strike after eight days
He launched a dramatic strike after the city of Sunnyvale halted his project. Now, he hopes to resume construction this week. → Read More
New bill would extend controversial California housing law
Sen. Scott Wiener wants to expand and extend SB 35, which forces cities to approve certain developments with affordable units. → Read More
Running the trains while helping those in need: BART takes on the Bay Area homelessness crisis
With more unhoused people seeking shelter in trains and stations, BART isn’t the only transit agency delving into homeless services. → Read More
Running the trains while helping those in need: BART takes on the Bay Area homelessness crisis
With more unhoused people seeking shelter in trains and stations, BART isn’t the only transit agency delving into homeless services. → Read More
Silicon Valley developer goes on hunger strike to protest construction delays
After facing a permitting snafu, a local developer says he won’t eat until Sunnyvale says he can resume building. → Read More
Santa Clara County breaks from rest of Bay Area in how it counts homelessness
Experts say the break could hinder the Bay Area’s efforts to collect regional data on the scope of the homelessness crisis. → Read More
BART oversaw $350,000 Salvation Army program that treated one person, audit finds
Inspector general reports document alleged wage theft, opaque spending, and one former employee nabbing $2.2 million in BART contracts two months after quitting → Read More
Judge will allow Oakland to clear dozens from massive homeless camp
With the opening of a new tiny home community and a new RV parking site, Oakland will have enough shelter beds for the displaced residents, the judge found. → Read More