Homeless

On Friday, data was released for the Contra Costa County 2024 Point in Time Count which showed 471 more residents experiencing homelessness than in 2023. The data was released via …

Homelessness continues to be a main topic of discussion at each one of my community meetings. Our residents are rightfully concerned that California’s current approach to solving this crisis is …

SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 2903, which requires state-run homelessness programs to annually report cost and outcome data to the California Interagency …

On Monday, the City of Antioch conducted a cleanup of a homeless encampment in a field along Highway 4. The cleanup occurred in a vacant field between Highway 4 and …

SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) announced the release of the State Auditor’s bipartisan audit of homelessness spending that he jointly requested with Senator Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks), Senator …

You see it as you drive along Highway 4 in the City of Antioch while shopping at local stores. Now drone footage showcases it. On Tuesday, drone footage was taken …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council received a report on its “opportunity village” while staff touted its successes on service to the homeless in the City of Antioch. Opportunity Village …

Over 200,000 California voters have signed petitions to place the measure that will stop theft and fentanyl crimes onto the November 2024 ballot Sacramento, Calif., — Californians to Reduce Homelessness, …

A new ordinance in San Mateo County will push homeless into services or face a misdemeanor charge. Redwood City — Calling it “inhumane” to leave individuals experiencing homelessness living in …

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Coalition on Homelessness v. San Francisco. “This …

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) introduced a package of bills that will address issues with homelessness. These bills, AB 1788 and AB 1789, address both California’s immediate and …

SACRAMENTO – To date, California has remediated 5,679 encampments in the state right-of-way and has provided $415 million to locals to move people from encampments into housing and get those encampments …

Last week, the Martinez City Council grilled the Contra Costa County CORE Team over services it was providing to the City of Martinez. The line of questioning came as CORE …

On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will receive its annual homeless services report from Contra Costa Health. According to the report, it shows that works need to …

On Aug. 22, 2023, the Valley Water Board of Directors allocated additional resources to support greater service and coordination toward cleaning up trash, debris, and hazardous pollutants  produced by encampments …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council is being asked to approve a $1.365 million contract for on-call homeless encampment cleanup services throughout the City of Antioch. The move comes after …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council agreed to contract out its homeless encampment cleanup to a third party contractor at a cost of $400k per year for a total of …

Homelessness and housing affordability are two of the biggest challenges facing every community in the Bay Area, and this week, Contra Costa County released new homelessness data and voted to …

The City of Richmond and City of Antioch saw the largest gains in homelessness in Contra Costa County according to data released in the 2023 Point in Time Count. Data …

Contra Costa County’s annual survey to document people experiencing homelessness showed a four percent increase overall in 2023 compared to 2020, according to a report released by Contra Costa Health’s …

On Friday, during a nearly 3-hour contentious discussion, the San Joaquin County Joint Powers Authority agreed to decommission the Antioch AMTRAK Station and move it to City of Oakley. In …

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) announced the passage of a bipartisan audit of homelessness spending in California. The audit request — authored by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Assemblymember …

After meeting with the Governor late last year, local jurisdictions have set new, more ambitious homelessness reduction goals and may now access $1 billion through round four of state grant …

SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) announced that the Assembly Committee on Public Safety rejected his bill, AB 257, which would have prohibited homeless encampments within 500 feet of …

On Thursday, the City of Antioch will hold a special meeting of the City Council to discuss a Homekey Program and Unhoused Strategies. They will also discuss a potential urgency …