The new estimates represent a modest turnaround in the region’s fight against homelessness.
A drone view of a homeless encampment along East 12th Street near 16th Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Oakland’s homeless population jumped 9% over the past two years, according to the latest official estimate. Oakland’s homeless population rose 9% over the past two years, even as the total number of unhoused people in Alameda County dipped 3%, according to the latest official estimate released Wednesday.
“There’s much more to be done, but we’re confident this represents realistic but positive progress,” said Jonathan Russell, the county’s top homelessness official, highlighting an 11% drop in the county’s “unsheltered” population as a key accomplishment.. More than a thousand volunteers equipped with flashlights and clipboards set out to identify everyone on the streets and in shelters.
Her office said that since 2020, the city has added 427 supportive housing units across eight sites funded by the state’shomeless housing and shelter program. The city also has 15 housing projects in development that will add 1,158 affordable units, half of which will be for people experiencing homelessness.
Hung, 69, pays only $50 a month in rent, but he’s still living on the edge of homelessness. Since a car he was hoping to sell was towed from the encampment, he’s unsure how he’ll be able to cover his next payment.Oakland City Council agrees to relocate homeless shelter, extend local homeless emergency
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