but that's hardly going to put a department in the 2,234 unsheltered homeless that were counted last year. that number's very likely to go up when the results are released in april. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. zplt stories are just so tough. leslie, thanks very much. as we mentioned earlier, alameda county also conducted its homeless census today. and again, a federal government requirement. drone view 7 shows smechbt campments where people are living. oakland mayor libby schaaf took part in this morning's count which left certainly an impact on her. >> it's emotional. and the whole point of this count is also our way as a community of saying that our unsheltered residents count. >> officials think the number will go up from the last count, taken two years ago, which found more than 5,600 people homeless in alameda county. one step oakland has taken in an effort to reduce homelessness is opening cabin communities. there are currently three of these villages made up of toughsheds, those plastic sheds. the goal is to provide short-term shelter and connect residents with resources

we know we have around 4,000 unsheltered people in our city, sleeping in our streets, in our parks, inehicles. we know that it's a travesty, but it's one we can take on. in the next four years, i want to create enough shelter beds, step up housing units, homeless housing units, and housing subsidies for every person who is currently unsheltered. that is 4,000 more placements for people. no more excuses, no more status quo and let's be clear, every part of our city, every neighborhood must be open to being part of the solution. [cheers and applause] >> to get there, we must move forward with my proposal for our windfall funding. $185 million for homelessness, behavioural health, and affordable housing. [cheers and applause] >> with this investment, we can add 310 new shelter beds, 300 units of housing by master leasing units, freeing up hundreds of beds in the shelter system. complete funding for a 255 unit building for homeless seniors and adults, and get started on hundreds more. now i know there are other budget priorities, and they are important. let's be clear. every dollar we take

the point of this count is also our way as a community of saying that our unsheltered residents count. >> the number will be higher than it was when they counted two years ago. the mayor says the cost of housing is to blame. but not the only issue. >> we as a county a state, a country, are not addressing the mental health crisis. and the drug addiction. these public health crisis have to be addressed. >> we're in a crisis. which is a reality. up and down the west coast. yes, it's solvable. >> the homeless coordinator says being out there counting people drives home how real the issue is. he wasn't discouraged this morning. saying the city is working hard to get people into housing. >> already the city is doing innovative things. we have the community cabins. housing hundreds more people in emergency shelters. we opened a new transitional housing facility. we'll open more. >> the count is required in order to secure federal funding to address the homeless issue. the city of oakland thinks it will have the final number sometime this spring. >> as we reported oakland has three shed sight

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. >> the net impact we had on how many unsheltered people on the streets was positive.'re expanding it. >> the success rate on the three remaining camps are lower. two more will open in the next few months. >> this is emergency shelter but it's done in a nontraditional way and it worked. >> once the encampment is dismantled another is put up. >> there's a lot of homeless they are addicted to drugs. >> living on the streets as a know mattic individual in the bay area is horrible. >> the last homeless camp was two year as go. it documented 1900 living on the street. >> the city leaders say if 70% of people got permanent housing, where did the other 30% go. for some they left. that kind of thing. it's the 70% success rate. it's hard in the programs with this population to have a 100% success rate but the 70 is good. >> this morning volunteers spread across santa clara county to count the homeless population. the goal is to help the city and county target resources. this mornings numbers have not been totaled but in 2017 there were 2700 living in california. >>> kamala harr

two years ago the count revealed 1902 unsheltered residents.ct that to go up a bit. >> thank you mayor. we appreciate your time. >> thank you for your interest. we've a lot of work to do on this issue. >>> south bay workers were counting the homeless in santa clara county. the count is done every two years to qualify for federal funding. san jose mayor was among those taking part in the count of the it will help the city and county to target resources. >> it was grim this morning. we identified 85 sites we believe a homeless person was sleeping. hard to know if it's one person or two. but it's bad. >> the numbers have not been totaled in 2017 there were 7400 homeless people in santa clara county. >>> we have so many families in america that are $500 emergency away from a catastrophe. >> senator harris pushes a big tax credit. we'll talk about the lift act, what it would provide and the cost. >> after a break in the rainfall, the real rain is headed our way. we're tracking a series of storms. [music playing] (sashimi) psst. hey, you! the one wit

beds, step-up housing units, homless housing and housing subsidies for everyone who is currently unsheltered. affordable housing is another item on her to-do list. <"if we are going to be a san francisco for all, we need to be a san francisco that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">(ken) mayor breed said the crisis in san francisco rehes beyond the housing and homeless... saying many issues come from people who are housed, who say they need more than housing. rep. nancy pelosi / -d- house speaker: i think a conference committee can reach a good result left to its own devices without interference from anybody else. (pam) in national news tonight... lawmakers met on capitol hill today.. to come up with a budget deal and avoid another government shutdown.(ken) house speaker nancy pelosi today said, without naming any names, the committee should be left alone while it works towards a solution. our grant lodes joins us now in the studio with more. (grant)a bi-partisa

ninety-four% of the people who come to us for services are unsheltered and they are living outdoors. with your plan, what you have proposed, we will be able to maintain people in treatment longer for a long enough period of time so that they cannot only gain the full benefit of their healthcare, but be able to find housing and move out independently, because without that it is simply inhumane. it is wrong. you treat people and we send them back out on the streets. who can maintain recovery living inside of a tent? i thank you because you recognize this and this plan and you have committed to support the folks that we serve. tomorrow is december 21st. it is the longest day of the year -- longest night of the year. it is a long and cold tonight. it is also the national memorial day for acknowledging all of the people who have died as a result of homelessness. i think it is very fitting they you announce this plan and this commitment on this day. tomorrow, let's think about this and give a moment of thought to the people who have lost their lives and a moment of hope for the people who

. >> we have an unsheltered, homeless problem on our hands. and we have to figure out how to attack it. >> a b.a.r.t. survey taken last year, shows rider satisfaction is at an all- time low. only 56% of riders are satisfied with the transit system. citing things like homelessness, cleanliness on trains. that's compared to the drops 50 years ago. >> they need more trains. more staff. homeless people are attacking us and being super aggressive. i wish there was more security. >> it's a pretty disappointing transportation system overall. it's definitely not the cleanest. not the most comfortable. >> they are working on improving ideas like adding ambassadors on trains. >> we were not surprised. we certainly wished that the riders felt a little bit of the excitement that we see and some of the initiatives that we have in the new ones we're going to do. but we have to listen to our riders. >> by 2027, they hope to reach more people. have cleaner, nice stations. right now, trains are on time. but the bad experiences linger. >> when you walk on that

approximately 58% of our homeless population is unsheltered, and we have over 1,000 people on the wait list for adult emergency shelters. these shelter crisis ordinances speed up contracting for construction of homelessness shelters, contracting for homeless services, and relax the requirements that shelters secure a conditional use authorization from the planning commission in specific zoning districts. as a board member, we passed the shelter crisis ordinance in 2018, but it was specific and expires in march. our shelter crisis, as we know, is far from being over. the new shelter crisis ordinance would remain in effect for five years or until we see a 30% reduction in homelessness as measured by the point-in-time count. i also want to take this time to thank assembly member phil ting. one of the two ordinances that i'm introducing today opts us into this a.b. 932, which allows san francisco to utilize an expedited approval process for homeless shelters during a period where we're declaring a local -- where we declared a local shelter crisis. this bill allows us to substitute an appro

step-up housing units, homeless housing units and housing subsidies for every person who is currently unsheltered">(grant) london breed, who took office six months ago, touched on all of the major issues that plague san francisco, including homelessness, housing, and behavioral health. she also said the city would protect transgender and immigrant rights. ..(grant) coming up... caught on camera in downtown los angeles --- two women punched by a man. but what's even more shocking -- no one stepped in to intervene. find out what the find out what the whole confrontation was over... that has police officers shaking their heads... (vicki) plus... the bay area rapper credited with starting the hyphy movement is heading to prison. hear from "keak da sneak" and the challenges he faces as he is now suffering several health issues after being shot several times in richmond. (grant) and up next... mcdonald's customers are lovin' it these days.... details on what helped the burger giant grow in sales... (lawrence) weather tease woman 1: i had no symptoms of hepatitis c. man 1: mine... ...caused liver damage

i wanted to ask about unsheltered homelessness. we had a pretty significant homeless encampment in our city that we were able to transition successfully to a navigation center but there's a good chance they'll pop up again. so what are you doing about homeless encampments, how do you work through the process? obviously it's a difficult one. mr. kenney: we emptied out a train track area which was below grade, where people were living for 20, 30 years, injecting drugs and dying on the tracks. we had 12, 14 people a year die of overdoses. so the community there wanted to us remove those folks from there. once we did, which we knew was going to happen, they went and encamped in other places. so we had four major encampments in one particular neighborhood. they went underneath the train trestles. and people are really helpful and they want to be nice. but when you bring people tents and heaters and furniture, you're entrenching them even more in there. so we moved three encampments so far. we're moving the last one, the last january 30,

the housing and urban development reports that california has the highest rate of unsheltered homelesseople in the country. the wildfires affected that. made it worse. what can you do while you're in congress to mitigate that? >> well, one of the first things we need to do, now that we're in the majority in the house but still have a split government is perform some oversight over hud. hud has been kind prafting just on its own, under this administration, and we need to make sure that it's performing its functions. there are bipartisan pieces of dealing with this housing crisis we should be working towards. and that's something that i look forward to working with my republican colleagues on. what we know is homelessness ultimately is an issue of income inequality. high rents and low vacancy lead to homelessness. and we have to look at this as a entire problem. >> maybe one day you and i can have that discussion when we don't have 19 other things to talk about. thank you for keeping your promise and coming back. katie hill is the newly sworn in democratic congresswoman from california.