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Renowned homeless rights activist Mike Zint, who founded the advocacy group First They Came for the Homeless, died at noon Feb. 14 after a lengthy battle with emphysema.
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This holiday season, BART and the Salvation Army have collaborated to launch the “Partners for Change” campaign to help the homeless community seeking shelter in BART’s stations and trains.
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Several groups on campus are holding events to bring light to hunger and homelessness problems that many students and community members face in observance of this year’s National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 16 to Nov. 24.
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On November 19, the Berkeley City Council will discuss adopting a resolution to extend the 2016 Resolution No. 68,206 – N.S., which declares a homeless shelter crisis in Berkeley until Jan. 19, 2022.
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On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 18 bills to tackle California’s lack of affordable housing.
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Michael Diehl, an influential Berkeley activist for homeless and mentally ill people, died at 64 after a driver hit him in Newark on Sunday about 8:30 p.m., as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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As another wildfire season looms over the Bay Area, the local homeless population remains uncertain of what services will be offered to them.
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The City of Berkeley’s only two programs offering shelter for transition-aged youth are at risk for closure by the end of 2019, a topic that is scheduled to be discussed and potentially remedied at today’s City Council meeting.
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On Thursday, Caltrans cleared the Seabreeze and University Avenue Interstate 80 underpass homeless encampment in the Berkeley Marina.
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President Donald Trump visited California this week with HUD Secretary Ben Carson to discuss the state’s homelessness issue.
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