A deadly rat-borne disease outbreak in Berkeley has claimed its first human victim in more than a decade — and health officials say the shocking case involved an RV so overrun with rodents that nearly ...

A buyback program offering cash to people living in their RVs may become a model after the City of Berkeley effectively cleared out a homeless encampment this past January. It was so successful that ...

A widening crackdown on RV and vehicle homelessness is spreading across the Bay Area as cities tighten rules, increase towing, and push unhoused residents from one jurisdiction to another in a ...

BERKELEY — Tents and canopies now cover the lawn of Berkeley’s Old City Hall, forming an encampment in center of the city to protest a new policy allowing encampment sweeps without offering shelter.

The progressive stronghold in California plans to target large encampments, relying on a Supreme Court decision handed down by a conservative majority. Homeless encampments in Berkeley, Calif., have ...

A group of homeless people in West Berkeley was awakened Wednesday morning by a swarm of police and city workers, arriving to clear out a long-standing encampment. No notice was given that the sweep ...

Workers remove a tent from an encampment located at the intersection of Harrison and Eighth streets in Berkeley, California. (Berkeley Homeless Union photo via Courthouse News) (CN) — A homeless ...

Reports from surrounding neighborhoods include open drug use, overdoses, shootings, fights and vehicle break-ins. A widening crackdown on RV and vehicle homelessness is spreading across the Bay Area ...