People aren’t pooping on the streets because they unlearned basic hygiene. Rather, the incidents reflect shameful levels of inequality in...

The nation’s homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, driven by a surge in the number of people living on...

Every two years in January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of their homeless population to gain a better...

On the Media’s series on poverty is grounded in the Talmudic notion that “We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.”...

Faced with some of the most expensive rental housing in the nation, some Bay Area residents are feeling priced out and are seeking...

Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech industry, is one of the wealthiest and fastest-growing regions in the country. But the rapid...

Faced with some of the most expensive rental housing in the nation, some Bay Area residents are feeling priced out and are seeking...

Every two years in January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of their homeless population to gain a better...

Every two years in January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of their homeless population to gain a better...

On Mar. 9, 2009, I wrote about homeless encampments in San Jose. At that time, I shadowed police and social workers on five different...