San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it a crime to refuse shelter three times within 18 months, with the goal of using ...

Silicon Valley religious leaders say criminalizing homelessness contradicts faith traditions, ignores reality of the crisis ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it a crime to refuse shelter three times within 18 months, with the goal of using the court system to push service-resistant homeless individuals into care.

Mayor Matt Mahan's proposal to jail people if they reject three offers of shelter is the latest salvo in an anti-encampment crusade sweeping the Bay Area.

This made it difficult to fully explore how different racial groups experienced the shelter system, although other research has shown that Black San Diego County residents face a higher risk of ...

San José Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled an initiative Thursday that would ratchet up the pressure on homeless people to accept shelter or face jail time. “Homelessness can’t be a choice,” Mahan ...

San José Mayor Matt Mahan proposed a new policy Thursday, saying there should be consequences for homeless people in the city if they refuse to accept shelter. The issue of homelessness has ...

A woman is under investigation after someone broke into the San Bernardino animal shelter and released 25 dogs, all but one of which had been recovered as of Friday afternoon. A black-and-white ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In San Francisco, two mothers with young kids are on the verge of ending up on the streets as city shelters are following a 90-day time limit for stays. Vilma Arias and ...