you are also a founding member of unhoused tenants of course are all housing.gram, how you became unhoused, what it means to be at the hotel. will, are you there? >> can you hear me? amy: i can hear you now. >> project room key is important to help people have a place to stay, to get themselves together on the path to a place where they can gain stability. it should be like a satellite station for somebody to find employment, be able to get themselves together, get their things together, be able to move into a new situation and better their lives. unfortunately, it has not been happening for a lot of people in the program. amy: let me ask ananya roy, professor of urban planning, social planning, geography at ucla, where she directs the institute on inequality and democracy, home to the after echo park lake research collective that brings together scholars, unhoused comrades to study displacement in los angeles. talk about the significance of project room key. first, about t unhoused population of this country. >> tnk you for having us on the show. it is importa

he says bagging and tagging items for unhoused people to collect later doesn't work. it's kind of a harassed when you try to retrieve your belongings at the dpw or it can take sever. hours, it's hard to find someone who's willing to help you. and it seems like a black hole really. you know, i don't know very many people that get their things back as spokesperson for the mayor's office told abc 7 news that since june of 2020 the city has expanded its permanent supportive housing units by nearly 3,000 new units also that the city shelter system has expanded to more than 3,500 beds. the goal of the lawsuit is to stop the city from displacing unhoused people or destroying their property trafsa supporters of the lawsuit want the city to invest more in affordable housing is lost into the wake up call it actually causing people to adjust their practices in a statement a spokesperson with the san francisco city attorney's office writes quote. the city is acutely focused on expanding our temporary shelter and permanent housing options to alleviate our homelessness crisis. once

he says bagging and tagging items for unhoused people to collect later doesn't work.harassed when you try to retrieve your belongings at the dpw or it can take sever. hours, it's hard to find someone who's willing to help you. and it seems like a black hole really. you know, i don't know very many people that get their things back as spokesperson for the mayor's office told abc 7 news that since june of 2020 the city has expanded its permanent supportive housing units by nearly 3,000 new units also that the city shelter system has expanded to more than 3,500 beds. the goal of the lawsuit is to stop the city from displacing unhoused people or destroying their property trafsa supporters of the lawsuit want the city to invest more in affordable housing is lost into the wake up call it actually causing people to adjust their practices in a statement a spokesperson with the san francisco city attorney's office writes quote. the city is acutely focused on expanding our temporary shelter and permanent housing options to alleviate our homelessness crisis. once we are served w

the heat is raising concerns for both the unhoused and city workers. the city callf can't evictions any time the temperature reaches above 80 degrees. >> they have to stop at a certan time. nobody wants to be out there, the workers or the unhoused. >> the city says it has found housing for 143 people from tha. people from that camp. the plan is to move those remaining into temporary or long-term homes. if if you need a place to live, many cities are opening coolings are opening cooling centers like like this one in walnut creek. we posted a link to resources on on our website, kpix.com. > >> meanwhile, san francisco had its urban heat watch initiative. community leaders gathered to install a new centet will be placed on a car and driven through microclimates cog data, such as temperature and h. as temperature and humidity. the the goal is to understand how heat is distributed across the city. >> as the car drives about 35 miles an hour, it is likely air through. it has a center capturg has a center capturing temperature, humidity, things le that. what

pe unhoused people with mental health disabilities, have been yelling for more housing. more voluntary services and more avay more availability to all of these services for individuals who are living on the streets. >> do you think people who need help the most would actually be? actually benefit? >> that is a really good question and it is difficult to. to say. based on the work we have done in this space, we don't think this is the best option. we think a lot of the people living on the streets, who do have mental health disab, health disabilities, are going to be disproportionately harmed. harmed, unfortunately. because it will be difficult to track these individuals. it will be difficult to make sure we get a proper diagnoses for these indi. these individuals. and there will just be a lot of avenues and hurdles. >> we thank eric for that inter. that interview. he says it is a complex issue, but he says the number one priority needs to be finding housing and putting resources into voluntary treatment for mental health. as for the c.a.r.e. courts, a lot of logistics to

a human has value value and has worth, no matter if they are housed or unhoused. that is a perspective from which which we do this. when we engage we engage with humans, we respet right where they are at. we don't try to fix them, we don't try to talk down to them, we just meet with them. >> reporter: each conversation is a chance for the team to chek in on their basic needs. victor martinez just got out of jail and needed help. >> it felt awesome. it felt like like somebody was caring for me. >> doesn't matter out here? >> yeah, it does. it matters a lot. >> are the hungry or thirsty? wt about clothing and shelter ? do they need pet food? >> ma'am? >> and if they sense the time is time is right, they talk about leaving the encampment. >> have you been talking with home first at all to get into one of the entrance houses ? okay, thank you, edna. she has been out here for so long. >> reporter: starting in 1996, claudine served in the navy and the army reserves for 7 years, t in italy and idaho. but by the mid-2000's, she was a victim ofc violence, got divorced, str

melanie: he was unhoused for two years. >> some people were fair and some people were cruel. melanie: bagging and tagging items to be collected later it does not work. >> it is a morass when you try to retrieve your belongings. it can take several hours and it is hard to find someone willing to help you and it seems like a black hole, really. i do not know very many people who get their things back. melanie: a spokesperson told abc 7 that since june of 2020 it has expanded its permanent supportive housing units by 3000 and that the city shelter system has expanded to 3500 beds. the goal is to stop the city from displacing unhoused people were destroying their property. supporters want the city to invest more in affordable housing. >> i am hoping this is a wake-up call in getting people to adjust their practices. melanie: a spokesperson writes " the city is focused on expanding our temporary shelter and permanent housing options to alleviate the homelessness crisis. once we are served with a lawsuit we will review the complaint and respond in court." he says the possibility of

i see so many unhoused people living under the over pass. i think this is had they call that -- but if not you understand had i'm talking about. it is unacceptable and cruel. i watched people get up in the morning red their break firefighter and fishing poles. make din are live their lives unhoused and living in between the busy streets. i have seen people get hit by cars dp lose lives or get extremely hurt buzz they live under the over pass. i can't in good conscious not speak to that. parking will be a problem. i understand that. i also understand that in this cul-de-sac a lot of people slope in the cars and relieve themselves on the street t. is unacceptable. every tuesday morning there is a food bank that takes up parking spots and it is -- you know it is a nice mayor for parking and dropping off the students and yet that happens. every tuesday. because people need it. i also think that more people around here that are living here -- will be safer. it is a cul-de-sac. people do sleep in their cars. people -- i'm sorry your time is conclu

they are awesome. >> reporter: for feed my sheep's weekly ministry to the unhouse, the unhoused, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to them. back to you. >> they also serve meals on holidays. they often host birthday parties for kids and even organized a wedding for ar a senior citizens who were living in their cars. if you know a quiet community hero, nominate them for a bay area jefferson award. just provide s provide details in our online fm on our website kpix.com/hero. > >> you go by lots of titles. veteran, dad, hair stylist. so adding a student title might feel daunting. national university is here to support all your titles. national university. the fires we have been watching this morning. fire crews have made some progress on containing the mill fire. they have got it 20% contained. > >> and 10 miles north the mountain fire grew quite a fwhit morning. it is up to 2,300 acres now. yesterday it was at roughly 1,400 acres. cot 1,400 acres. containment is at 5% > >> we have all lost ourselves in a book at some point. if we evr lost anything else one, the chas are o

in the same dc shelter where when lisa rudd disappears from in washington dc and think about the unhoused children who were in my school and the ways that they were talked about and treated in those spaces because they were unhoused right? and so that with this thing came from my experiences with certain encounters in my attempt to the kinds of intimacies and emotional to each subject in a particular way that honored their lives and also honored the fullness of the communities in which they. thank you for work. and i love you to. i love you too. and bree, we have the best picture here in the club. this museum of art, to mark my i love you fighting worlds that make it better you to thank you hi trevor. so i have a question about what through your research. what kind of did it make it like what was your kind of bar of this is violence i'm talking about and this is what i'm not and i say that because there's a few ways in which we criminalize without criminal activity happening. like you said, the rodney king trial, he's not on trial. the george floyd trial. he's not on trial. and also this

in the same dc shelter where when lisa rudd disappears from in washington dc and think about the unhoused children who were in my school and the ways that they were talked about and treated in those spaces because they were unhoused right? and so that with this thing came from my experiences with certain encounters in my attempt to the kinds of intimacies and emotional to each subject in a particular way that honored their lives and also honored the fullness of the communities in which they. thank you for work. and i love you to. i love you too. and bree, we have the best picture here in the club. this museum of art, to mark my i love you fighting worlds that make it better you to thank you hi trevor. so i have a question about what through your research. what kind of did it make it like what was your kind of bar of this is violence i'm talking about and this is what i'm not and i say that because there's a few ways in which we criminalize without criminal activity happening. like you said, the rodney king trial, he's not on trial. the george floyd trial. he's not on trial. and also this

the workers or the unhoused. >> reporter: evictions cut off at about 1:00 p.m. giving peope p.m. giving people like him extra time to pack up. she not protesting. he hates it here. >> the best thing any of us could do is leave. it needs to happen. >> reporter: he calls it the last resort. he lives in a tard tarp and cardboard structure that got invested with rats. >> they are foul creatures. i don't know who invented those things but they should be fired. >> reporter: he has been sleeping on some salvaged car seats. he just got into a cityn a city run tiny home community. >> it is not really home. it is more a cell they give you key to. >> reporter: he said the transition will be a struggle.r struggle. other camp residents are trying to sneak out a few more weeks by moving their rvs into a more organized camp neae near some ball fields. >> we have to pull them, push t. hi people come help push them sy don't lose their house. >> reporter: she said it is only a matter of time before they get moved out, too. the city hs city has housed 143 people from the camps since last october an

a human has value and has has worth no matter if they're housed or unhoused and that's the perspectives. when we engage with humans humans we respect where they're at right? we don't try to fix them or talk down to them we just meet with them. what's your your name? >> reporter: each conversation s a chance for the team to check in on their basic needs. victorz just got out of the jail. and needed tent. >> i felt awesome. i felt like -- somebody was caring for me. >> reporter: really does that mr out here? >> yeah it does. it matters a l. >> look at this. >> reporter: alfonso gets suppls every week along with a firm but but gentle reminder that time ig out. >> do you know that this area ig to be cleared out? by september 30th? >> reporter: bad news, he says,s sounds better coming from a friend. >> angels come sometimes down? m above. it feels good. >> reporter: when she used her , people listen. it's what happens happens when you speak from experience and from the heart. in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> meantime one camper is takinl action to halt that sweep. rudy ortega filed a federa

> the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers and the housed and unhousedll deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services and increase investments in the neighborhood. as city and community-based partners, we work daily to make these changes a reality. we invite you to the tenderloin history, inclusivity make this neighborhood special. >> we're all citizens of san francisco and we deserve food, water, shelter, all of those things that any system would. >> what i find the most fulfilling about being in the tenderloin is that it's really basically a big family here and i love working and living here. >> [speaking foreign language] >> my hopes and dreams for the tenderloin are what any other community organizer would want for their community, safe, clean streets for everyone and good operating conditions for small businesses. >> everything in the tenderloin is very good. the food is very good. if you go to any restaurant in san francisco, you will feel like oh, w

advocate spent her thursday handing out reflective headbands to create greater visibility for the unhoused population. >> we are addressing the largest -- largest number. the mayor saying oh, we are really sorry about susie who got struck by a vehicle at 3:00 in the morning. >> promising news thursday as he referenced the most recent census. >> we are seeing unsheltered homelessness for the first time dropping and that has not happened in any years. ask he acknowledged the city has a lot more work to do. council's upcoming decision on whether to launch the city's own public utility projecting budget surpluses even turning attention to the city's police department. first proposed by the mayor in 2020 the city soon move investigations of officer misconduct out of the police department. significant timing after several serious allegations have been made about officers. mayor liccardo reviewing a lengthy to do list for his remaining months in office. >> i would like for us all to think about this time as a time when we were able to work together, come together through tough times and always ke

there is a writer who herself is financially insecure wrote about taking in an unhoused couple as part pogrom. her own phobias and experiences of that. i feel like these are the stories i most proud of bause they he the ring of truth and experience coupled with an understanding of how do we do stigmatized unhoused people? maybe we need to spend time with them. and both othe stories had dark humor that was her signature. amy: her last book was about dying, wasn't it? we have about 10 seconds. >> yes. it was about dying. i think the profound take away for me for that was each of our deaths as part of a broader social struggle and the saga will continue after we go. amy: that book was called "natural causes." and the one she was most famous for come up with nickel and dime to." alissa quart, our condolences as well as to her son ben and rosa, her daughter. into some of the others who cherished her her whole family. alissa quart, executive director of the economic hardshipwñabúú (sophie fouron) we're in the middle of the pacific between victoria and vancouver, and salt spring island is the

. >> coming up here at 3 o'clock, governor newsom has signed a bill to create support for the unhoused in people with mental illness. and tiktok and twitter going to court for their involvement in the spread of domestic terrorism. and later, the oakland city council has stopped the use of license plate readers will take a look at what led up to this controversial decision. >> oakland police are investigating a gun battle that left 4 people injured. here is video from the scene from the citizens app. it happened around 10, 30 last night and 90nd avenue in peach street in east oakland. police say the 2 of the victims were inside the home when they were shot. the 2 other victims turn themselves and to a local hospital. all 4 said to be in stable condition. police say at the same time of the shooting there was a crash involving 2 moving cars and several parked vehicles. but they have not released any other details. the oakland city council public safety committee rejected the continued use of license place. readers. that's because this police department is unable to produce the data that t

some of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit lawsuit include people who are unhoused. they say during these sweeps they find that san francisco city workers comp state confiscate and take their items away, which has left them with very little. so now with this lawsuit, they want the city to stop it, targeting people who are living on the streets. now, the lawyers committee for civil rights, they have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of several people who are homeless in san francisco. the complaint states the city has failed to build affordable housing have threatened to arrest homeless people and taking their stuff away when he doing can't miss sweet. even when shelter isn't offering. now a little background in 2018, a federal ruling said it's unconstitutional to cite or arrest people for sleeping in public when there is no shelter available. the city of san francisco says they're not commenting on the lawsuit for now, but the city attorney says they are focused on expanding temporary shelter and providing more permanent housing options. mayor breed's office

. >> reporter: for feed my sheep'y ministry to the unhoused, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to elijah shepherd elijah shepherd and jenae shepherd. >> what a duo. they also serve meals on holidays, host birthday birthday parties for kids who have never had one. they even organized a wedding for senior citizens living in their car. ry incredible work. > >> the 49ers are recovering from recovering from star players being injured. andrea nakano has has more in our red and gold re. >> reporter: time for your red d gold report. 49ers have dealt with injuries to the secondary but the group is starting to get get healthier. 49ers signed ward ward to a three year deal this season. ward didn't play preseason but returned monday. d you know the name we have been calling him isn't even the name he wants fans to know him by. >> i say i am mooney. i want you you to call me mooney. that's what i like to be called. in school my teachers call me moon. nobody gets called by their govt name. my mom gave her kids difficult first names. so they gave us simple nicknames. mooney simple nickna

the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers, and the housed and unhoused all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin emergency initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services, and increase investments in the neighborhood. >> the department of homelessness and supportive housing is responsible for providing resources to people living on the streets. we can do assessments on the streets to see what people are eligible for as far as permanent housing. we also link people with shelter that's available. it could be congregate shelter, the navigation center, the homeless outreach team links those people with those resources and the tenderloin needs that more than anywhere else in the city. >> they're staffing a variety of our street teams, our street crisis response team, our street overdose response team, and our newly launched wellness response team. we have received feedback from community members, from residents, community organizations that we need an extra level and an extra level of impact and more

advocate spent her thursday handing out reflective headbands to create greater visibility for the unhoused population. >> we are addressing the largest -- largest number. the mayor saying oh, we are really sorry about susie who got struck by a vehicle at 3:00 in the morning. >> promising news thursday as he referenced the most recent census. >> we are seeing unsheltered homelessness for the first time dropping and that has not happened in any years. ask he acknowledged the city has a lot more work to do. council's upcoming decision on whether to launch the city's own public utility projecting budget surpluses even turning attention to the city's police department. first proposed by the mayor in 2020 the city soon move investigations of officer misconduct out of the police department. significant timing after several serious allegations have been made about officers. mayor liccardo reviewing a lengthy to do list for his remaining months in office. >> i would like for us all to think about this time as a time when we were able to work together, come together through tough times and always ke

they can start handing out notices on labor day to the unhoused there.ed to know what the plan would be given the weather conditions. here's what mayor chef shared with me today. something that will help if the judge approved staged approach. >> oakland has initially committed already to reserve 40 shelter beds as engage in phase one. we also are using a grant from the state of california to stand up a new cabin community, very successful model that will have 50 new bets that are currently available right now in oakland. and using something called homeward bound. if people can document that they have housing waiting for them with a family member or friend. we will help get them home. pay for the transportation to get them reunited with family and back with a over their heads. well, residents of the woods, 3 camp reportedly have said the city's current shelter options are not adequate. >> and they say they are worried that their belongings will be destroyed in the upcoming sweet. well, just city officials tell me in general cooling centers will open in oa

the unhoused population has grown 11% since 2019. > >> on to oakland now. the recent recent surge of violence is putting the issue a public safety front and center and we wanted to get answers about what what is being done. for background, yesterday is shooting left one man dead and another wounded. a city councilg council meeting was in progress at the time. they went into a brief recess after hearing gunfire. it was the city's 91st homicide this year, can compared compared to 100 for the same time last year. the violence included a string of break-ins in oakland's little saigon neighborhood. surveillance video video shows cars drive up and several people get out. moments later they smashed their way into several businesses, including a hair salon and laundromat. business owners in the plaza say this keeps happening over and over again. the plaza's owner telling us it is costing his tenants money. >> >> more security cameras and then i plan to put more security over here. that is all i can d. can do. >> the business owners say they are frustrated with the

> reporter: he's now a plaintiff in the lawsuit accusing the city of violating e rights of being unhoused. >> we want them to stop criminalizing people who have no have no other choice to live one streets and we instead want them them to move people into housing housing and addressed the issue. issue permanently. >> reporter: a spokesperson said said the city is acutely focusen expanding our temporary shelter and permanent housing options to options to alleviate our homelessness crisis once we're d with the lawsuit we will review the complaint and respond in co. in court. they already asked the the judge for an emergency hearing they are hoping that will happen sometime in the next next two months. i'll send it back to. >> thank you pick the complaint estimates the cost of getting everyone off the street. advocates say the city would ned to spend $4.8 billion. an annual an annual homelessness survey found that there are more than 7700 homeless people in san francisco just this year and on that total nearly 60% of them are living completely and shelt. and sheltered. the governor is helping

. >> when they say they've offered unhoused people services to help them get back on their feet. we see in 3 years of actually hindering people's progress, destroying their property and criminalizing that. so sad still way behind behind its state targets behind its own targets, its thousands of units short. >> the city of san francisco says for now it is not commenting on the lawsuit, but the city attorney says that they are focused on expanding temporary shelters and providing more permanent housing options. mayor breed's office says the city has added about 3,000 permanent housing unit since 2020, the advocacy group says it is expecting to go to court and the next few weeks. time for another look at the forecast as we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> and our meteorologist lawrence karnow is here. looking outside. we see some fog behind you. actually going to start warming up. yeah, we've got a beautiful fall. weather head today wasn't bad, but now we're going watch these temperatures warming up outside as high pressure will start to build in weak cold front kind of s

the unhoused community get the help they need all while keeping encampments away from children. there are a sign of the times cam. it's a popped up across every major city in california. and now san dnego, republican state senator brian jones says he's seen enough again tackling the homeless crisis speaking at an escondido park alongside other local representatives. jones announced a new proposal to clear encampments near sites. he describes a sensitive specifically the proposal would ban encampments within 1000 feet of schools. >> day care centers, libraries and parks. jones spoke with us one on one we've got to protect our most vulnerable population, which is children. first. >> and these are obviously areas that children are going in and out of with their families. and we need to make sure that we're offering the protection that those areas need. according to jones, local law enforcement agencies would give a 72 hour notice before clearing encampments officers provide resources for relocation and recovery. obviously, we want to encourage them to seek treatment or rehabilitati

the decision comes after the pilot program proved successful with both the unhoused and the public.e are paid two dollars for each trashbag they collect. during the trial, participants picked up more than than 44 tons of trash. >> it gives folks a reason to wake up. an opportunity to conte to contribute to the cleanliness cleanliness and overall environment around their surrou. their surroundings. this might not sound like a lot of money, but it goes a long way. to buy some band-aids or cover co-pays for prescription medications. >> >> at the moment the program happens every monday and thursday until the end of the y. the year. > >> still ahead, a unique arrangement is helping bay area farmworkers feed their families where they work. a napa valley winery where the staff has a big big stake in making sure this program thrives. > >> the giants did something today they have not done in a decade. highlights from afternoon baseball coming up next. also, ♪ (don't stop me now) ♪ ♪♪ ♪ (don't stop me) ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm having a good time ♪ ♪ having a good time ♪ ♪ i'm a shooting star leaping th

the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers, and the housed and unhoused all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin emergency initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services, and increase investments in the neighborhood. >> the department of homelessness and supportive housing is responsible for providing resources to people living on the streets. we can do assessments on the streets to see what people are eligible for as far as permanent housing. we also link people with shelter that's available. it could be congregate shelter, the navigation center, the homeless outreach team links those people with those resources and the tenderloin needs that more than anywhere else in the city. >> they're staffing a variety of our street teams, our street crisis response team, our street overdose response team, and our newly launched wellness response team. we have received feedback from community members, from residents, community organizations that we need an extra level and an extra level of impact and more

so we see ourselves as providing an opportunity for the unhoused to get up. and so i really believe that when they come here and they've said it this right here is absolutely needed. you can't ask for nothing better. >> the tenderloin is the stuff that ain't on the list of remedies liked the spiritual connection to recovery and why would i? why would i recover? what have i got to live for? things like that. and sharing the stories. like i was homeless and just the team. and some people need that extra connection on why they can change their life or how they could. >> we have a lot of guests that will come in and say i would like -- you know i need help with shelter food and primary care doctor. and so here that's three rooms down the hall. so if you book them they get all of their needs taken care of in one go. this is an opportunity for us here in the tenderloin to come together try out these ideas to see if we can put -- get -- connect people to services in a >> i am iris long. we are a family business that started in san francisco chinatown by my parents w

the unhoused community get the help they need all while keeping encampments away from children. there are a sign of the times cam. it's a popped up across every major city in california. and now san diego, republican state senator brian jones says he's seen enough again tackling the homeless crisis speaking at an escondido park alongside other local representatives. jones announced a new proposal to clear encampments near sites. he describes a sensitive areas. specifically the proposal would ban encampments within 1000 feet of schools. day care centers, libraries and parks. jones spoke with us one on one we've got to protect our most vulnerable population, which is children. first. >> and these are obviously areas that children are going in and out of with their families. and we need to make sure that we're offering the protection that those areas need. according to jones, local law enforcement agencies would give a 72 hour notice before clearing encampments officers provide resources for relocation and recovery. obviously, we want to encourage them to seek treatment or rehabili

> the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers and the housed and unhoused who all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services and increase investments in the neighborhood. as city and community-based partners, we work daily to make these changes a reality. we invite you to the tenderloin history, inclusivity make this neighborhood special. >> we're all citizens of san francisco and we deserve food, water, shelter, all of those things that any system would. >> what i find the most fulfilling about being in the tenderloin is that it's really basically a big family here and i love working and living here. >> [speaking foreign language] >> my hopes and dreams for the tenderloin are what any other community organizer would want for their community, safe, clean streets for everyone and good operating conditions for small businesses. >> everything in the tenderloin is very good. the food is very good. if you go to any restaurant in san francisco, you will feel like

officially made care courts the law of the land in california allowing court ordered care for the unhoused specifically those struggling with mental health and substance abuse disorders. this problem is solvable. we know that the governor says by december 2020 for all 58 counties in the state must establish courts in charge of ordering treatment for those who most need it. relatives and friends of peopl who are struggling with untreated mental health or substance abuse disorders will be allowed to submit a petition to the court explaining why their loved ones qualify for the mandated treatment. newsom says the goal is clear to do justice to those that need us understaffing and struggling. the state will help fund the program with 14.7 billion dollars for housing and homeless services. more than 11 and a half billion for behavioral health services. and 1.4 billion for workforce training. while many homeless advocates approved the concept of care courts, there have been concerns about assurances california will provide counties with ongoing funding in the future. that is the american civil l

this intense heat, the massive encampment, homeless encampment cleanup that will force hundreds of unhoused people to find a new place to stay. >>> and we will have just a little bit of patchy fog early tomorrow morning. otherwise, it's all about the heatwave. i'll have a full rundown of what to expect through labor day weekend in about eight minutes. >>> right now, the shocking study revealing just how far third and fourth grade verse fallen behind in key subjects since the pandemic. also, welfare money earmarked for children, allegedly diverted to personal causes. the nfl great questioned by the the nfl great questioned by the fbi when we join our what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26? not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness. the choice is clear yes on prop 27. what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26 is a money grab that doesn't guarantee a cent for non-gaming tribes. 27 requires 15% of all state revenues go to non-gaming tribes. the choice is clear. yes, on 27. >>> so were the st

officially made care courts the law of the land in california allowing court ordered care for the unhoused and specifically those struggling with mental health and substance abuse disorders. this problem is solvable >> we know that the governor says by december 2020 for all 58 counties in the state must establish courts in charge of ordering treatment for those who most need it. relatives and friends of people who are struggling with untreated mental health or substance abuse disorders will be allowed to submit a petition to the court explaining why their loved ones qualify for the mandated treatment. newsom says the goal is clear to do justice to those that need us understaffing and struggling. the state will help fund the program with 14.7 billion dollars for housing and homeless services. more than 11 and a half billion for behavioral health services. and 1.4 billion for workforce training. while many homeless advocates approved the concept of care courts, there have been concerns about assurances california will provide counties with ongoing funding in the future. that is the american

officially made care courts the law of the land in california allowing court ordered care for the unhoused and specifically those struggling with mental health and substance abuse disorders. this problem is solvable. >> we know that the governor says by december 2020 for all 58 counties in the state must establish courts in charge of ordering treatment for those who most need it. well, to friends of people who are struggling with untreated mental health or substance abuse disorders will be allowed to submit a petition to the court explaining why their loved ones qualify for the mandated treatment. newsom says the goal is clear to do justice to those that need us understaffing and struggling. the state will help fund the program with 14.7 billion dollars for housing and homeless services. more than 11 and a half billion for behavioral health services. and 1.4 billion for workforce training. while many homeless advocates approved the concept of care courts, there have been concerns about assurances california will provide counties with ongoing funding in the future. that is the american civi

what advocates for the unhoused are asking the city to do instead. good evening, everyone. the news at 5:30 starts right now. thank you so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. doj and donald trump trying to control the narrative the doj says more than 100 unique classified documents were seized. nbc's alice barr starts our coverage in washington, d.c. with the very latest. >> reporter: a potential case for obstruction coming in to view as the department of justice reveals extensive new details about the investigation into classified documents seized from former president trump's mar-a-lago estate. in a new filing overnight, the doj saying it has evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed before the fbi search to get them back. this photo included in the filing showing several recovered documents clearly marked top secret. >> some of these documents reflect human intelligence, people whose very lives would be at risk if their identities were exposed. >> reporter: the justice department noting the fbi found classified material

it was a jarring sight for the 200 or so unhoused people in the encampment near the airport as crews plowed through the targeted first zone of the 40-acre site. the september sweep is necessary for the city to meet an faa mandated deadline to move the encampment away from the airport or risk losing federal funding. san jose started and stopped the sweep various times, giving people a chance to move from the zone being swept to zones to be swept later. >> we have 40 rvs that we moved over to the baseball fields across the street. that has relieved some of the stress, but there is still people here. >> reporter: one is carlos who has an old yellow school bus with seven dogs which hauls a mobile home. carlos says it hasn't been paradise, but he is grateful. >> a lot of noise because of the airplanes. it's kind of stressful. but, well, at least, yeah, i got to stay here. >> reporter: as we reported, advocates had hoped to delay the sweep buzz of the heatwave. city officials tell us they will pause abatement during peak heat days topping 88 degrees starting saturday, but will resume wedne

whether elena violated the terms of his probation a bill that aims to provide court ordered care for unhoused people with severe mental illness is now law in california today governor newsome sign the so called care court legislation in the law at a nonprofit mental health facility in san jose. the law allows a family member first responder or doctor to petition the court in order to provide someone with a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia housing and mental health services. the program will last a minimum of one year and expanded every county in the state of california will be responsible. for implementing this program. we will start with seven counties. we will start with counties large and small. critics including the aclu say the law denies a person's right to have a say in their personal health care pilot programs will begin in october of next year in seven counties including san francisco. the rest will be up and running by october of 2024. the state attorney general is suing amazon accusing the company of violating the california's antitrust laws by stifling competition a lawsuit w

we followed a woman today who's been making sure that even folks who are unhoused right now have a wayet some relief. so i've got some gatorades and high seas as temperatures hit triple digits in sonoma county petaluma. resident heather labonte has had only one thing on her mind today in the past two days. i've been giving out a cold drinks for people who are out in the streets and don't have homes. you put it on your neck or your wrists and it'll help keep you cold. so that's your ice pack in petaluma, where it hit a hundred and eight degrees by noon several homeless people brave the heat outside even nearby tiny homes too hot to be in the tiny homes are like a cooker. yeah. it scores today. see, this is frozen so you can keep cool with it heather. wanted to make sure the most vulnerable during this heat wave do not go forgotten. it's just unfortunate that there's only one cooling station in town. so people all over town can't get to that one cooling station. she asked for donations on facebook a local catering company gave her a cooler seas d who owns maria pilard ice creamery reache

thank you for joining us care court is now california law it is designed to get unhoused people witho both treatment and housing a proponents of the bill. say the services it will provide or long overdue but opponents believe it is forcing treatment on people will this help build a better bay area. here's abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes. that was the moment governor gavin newsom signed care court into law wednesday morning, the press conference held out of san jose nonprofit mental health services facility and here we are took us decades and decades to get here the care court program would start with someone like a family member first responder or doctor filing a petition to the court if the court finds a person needs services, they would get a court ordered mental health care plan for up to a year with the possibility to expand it that care also includes housing care court is specifically focused on people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders or what the law calls other psychotic

we spoke to her last month after a federal judge ruled the unhoused had no right to stay on the caltrans> it is all organized. evict first, get services later. >> reporter: today, camp residents used shopping carts, appliances, and even vehicles in an effort to prevent caltrans from cleaning the northern end of the oakland encampment. it is the place that has been the site of hundreds of fires. the fires, residence claim, they did not start. >> we deserve a piece of it because we have shown we can create a eco-village model, tiny homes, a flood of homeless people is growing. there is no solution on their side. >> there is nowhere for them to legally go at this point. >> reporter: caltrans has moved more than 30 people today and are working with the city and county to offer services. 200 plus residents call wood street home. they are offering other space when available. >> i think that the judge accepted the word of the government entities that they would provide adequate shelving and housing for individuals here, we have not seen that be the case. i really do believe that people will be

so we see ourselves as providing an opportunity for the unhoused to get up. and so i really believe that when they come here and they've said it, this right here is absolutely needed. you can't ask for nothing better. >> the tenderloin is the stuff that ain't on the list of remedies, liked the spiritual connection to recovery and why would i? why would i recover? what have i got to live for? things like that. and sharing the stories. like i was homeless and just the team. and some people need that extra connection on why they can change their life or how they could. >> we have a lot of guests that will come in and say i would like -- you know, i need help with shelter, food, and primary care doctor. and so here, that's three rooms down the hall. so if you book them, they get all of their needs taken care of in one go. this is an opportunity for us here in the tenderloin to come together, try out these ideas to see if we can put -- get -- connect people to services in a >> good morning and welcome to rules committee of san francisco board of supervisors for to

tell serve low income or unhoused veterans in san francisco including people color and lbgtq + veterans. that's t. i'm available to answer questions >> thank you very much. comprehensive description. thank you. >> any questions from commissioners or comments. >> good morning. i'm looking at the amount of money being requested approximately 100,000 per year for the next 5 years is this the amount asking for or the amount that is allocated. >> amount allocated. this is the of same base fliendzing we have been providing to them. to support the program in previous years this is a continuation. >> thank you. my perspective this is a [inaudible] amount of money for a large community of veterans. >> yes. >> we totally understand and -- ocp will look at the funding support for you know their services including veterans and you know they -- look at the need and there is a balancing act so -- certainly for at least for the next few year this is is the baseline that is allocated for the service but there is always an opportunity to expand. funding when there is additional funding available. >> tha