Bay EvidenceInvestigative research · Bay Area public systemsPathways to Homelessness among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study ↗
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2016–2026
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2016
5 sources
KQED
How Many People Live on Our Streets? ↗
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
To Have and Have Not: The Early Days of Bay Area Homelessness ↗
San Francisco; Bay Area
KQED
Techies and the Homeless: Frenemies Forever? ↗
San Francisco
WIRED
2017
3 sources
2018
3 sources
Symptom Burden among Older Homeless Adults ↗
Oakland; California
PubMed Central
The Rough Stories Behind the Tender Souls ↗
San Francisco
KQED
Axios
2019
12 sources
Bay Area Homelessness ↗
Bay Area
Bay Area Council Economic Institute
Persistent Homelessness and Violent Victimization ↗
Oakland; California
PubMed Central
KQED
KQED
KQED
24 Hours Inside the City's Crisis ↗
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
97 Answers to Your Questions About Homelessness ↗
San Francisco; Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle
KQED
San Francisco Chronicle
KTVU
Bay Area Has Third Largest Homeless Population in U.S., New Report Says ↗
Bay Area; Santa Clara County
San José Spotlight
The Maze ↗
West Oakland
KQED Truly CA
2020
5 sources
KQED
KQED
The Painful Path to Homelessness ↗
Santa Clara County
San José Spotlight
ABC7
The Way Home: The Most Vulnerable ↗
California; Bay Area
DocLands
2021
5 sources
Bay Area Council Economic Institute
Terner Center for Housing Innovation
On the Edge of Homelessness: The Vulnerability of Extremely Low-Income Households in the Bay Area ↗
Bay Area
Terner Center for Housing Innovation
PubMed Central
San Francisco Chronicle
2022
15 sources
Oakland City Auditor
Caregiving Needs among Older Homeless Adults ↗
Oakland; California
UC eScholarship
Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco During the COVID-19 Pandemic ↗
San Francisco
JAMA Network Open
Factors Associated With Mortality Among Homeless Older Adults in California: HOPE HOME Study ↗
Oakland; California
JAMA Internal Medicine
San Francisco Chronicle
Explosive Growth of Homelessness in East Bay Suburbs ↗
Alameda County; East Bay
San Francisco Chronicle
Local News Matters
Silicon Valley Homeless Count Breaches 10,000 ↗
Santa Clara County; San José
San José Spotlight
Marin County Homeless Population Rising ↗
Marin County
Local News Matters
Where Do They Expect Us to Go? Life at One Bay Area Encampment Before Eviction ↗
Berkeley; Alameda County
The Guardian
San Francisco Public Press
San Francisco Public Press
California Wanted to End Homeless Shelters. COVID Reinvented Them ↗
California; Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle
California Programs Struggle to Reach Goals ↗
Oakland; California
CalMatters
KQED
2023
8 sources
UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
McKinsey & Company
PubMed Central
JAMA Internal Medicine
The End of Wood Street ↗
Oakland
KQED
KQED
KQED
How California’s Cities Are Addressing Homeless Encampments ↗
California; Bay Area
KQED Forum
2024
21 sources
HUD USER
California State Auditor
Report 2023-102.2: Homelessness in California ↗
California; San José
California State Auditor
Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Regional Action Plan 2024 ↗
Bay Area
All Home
Experiencing Homelessness ↗
Bay Area
Bay Area Equity Atlas
Oakland City Auditor
U.S. Supreme Court
County Releases Data From 2024 One Day Homeless Count ↗
San Mateo County
San Mateo County
2024 Solano County Point-in-Time Count Report ↗
Solano County
CAP Solano JPA
UCSF BHHI
Continued Homelessness and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults ↗
Oakland; California
JAMA Network Open
State Program to Clear Encampments Shows Mixed Results With Many Still Unhoused ↗
California; Bay Area
KQED / CalMatters
California Audit Questions State Homelessness Spending and San José ↗
California; San José
KQED
KQED
Supreme Court to Hear Case on When Cities Can Clear Encampments ↗
United States; California
KQED
How a Pivotal Case on Homelessness Could Redefine Policy ↗
United States; California
KQED
Reuters
KQED
2024 San Francisco Point-in-Time Count Report ↗
San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Worsen Homelessness Crisis, Groups Warn ↗
United States; California
Reuters
2025
21 sources
Assessment of the San Francisco Shelter System ↗
San Francisco
San Francisco Controller
Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Stanford SIEPR
Homeless Count Sees 25 Percent Drop From a Year Ago ↗
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Health
Napa County Point-in-Time Count Report ↗
Napa County
Napa County
JAMA Health Forum
JAMA
UCSF BHHI
PubMed Central
KQED
KQED
San Francisco Agrees to $2.8 Million Settlement and Plans Reform of Encampment Sweeps ↗
San Francisco
KQED
CalMatters
KQED
San José Spotlight
Local News Matters
The Guardian
Local News Matters
Home Lost ↗
San Francisco; Bay Area
ABC7 Originals
A Tiny Plot ↗
Bay Area
KQED
arXiv preprint
2026
18 sources
San Francisco Civil Grand Jury
Homelessness System Trends: 2024 vs. 2026 ↗
San Francisco
San Francisco HSH
San Francisco Point-in-Time Count Hub ↗
San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco
Alameda County Point-in-Time Count Hub ↗
Alameda County
Alameda County Health
Santa Clara County Point-in-Time Count Hub ↗
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing
Marin County Homelessness Surveys and Reports ↗
Marin County
Marin County HHS
PubMed
PubMed Central
A New Homelessness Strategy With Roots in the South Bay Is Sweeping California ↗
Santa Clara County; California
KQED
Civil Grand Jury Finds San Francisco Homelessness System Puts Vulnerable Residents at Risk ↗
San Francisco
KQED
San José Spotlight
Local News Matters
Oakland’s Homeless Count Is Down 20% ↗
Oakland; Alameda County
San Francisco Chronicle
This Affluent Bay Area Region Is Booming. So Is Its Homelessness Crisis ↗
Tri-Valley; Alameda County
San Francisco Chronicle
What the 2025 Homeless Report Says About California ↗
California; Bay Area
Bay Area Council
Home Is a Hotel ↗
San Francisco
PBS
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle