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BOSS to honor Berkeley’s ‘Rising Stars’ on Thursday
Kyle Evans, a Rising Star honoree, plans to attend Brown University. His family was homeless for several years. Photo: BOSS A year ago, Kyle Evans and his family were sleeping in motel rooms and, at...
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Streamlined housing crisis center slated for Berkeley
Homeless services in Berkeley can be confusing to navigate; the city has a place to streamline its offerings. Image: City of Berkeley A new one-stop homelessness services shop is in the works in...
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Nonprofit accuses city of Berkeley of ‘unethical contracting practices’ for...
Berkeley’s new approach to homeless services: the proposed Housing Crisis Resolution Center. Image: City of Berkeley The city of Berkeley says it will change its commission recommendation process after...
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
This weekend, The Bay Area Book Festival will fill downtown Berkeley with authors, readers, and, of course, books — including this book installation called Lacuna which will be at Civic Center Park....
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IKEA donates ‘makeover’ to shelter for homeless families
The “after” picture of the living room of McKinley House furnished with Ikea furniture. The families living in the McKinley Family Transitional House in Berkeley now have a lovely space from which to...
View ArticleOp-ed: Being poor is not a crime
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates was quoted on Channel 7 News as saying, “It’s not an effort to criminalize people, it’s an effort to try to make things more civil.” Yet the new homeless ordinance that passed...
View ArticleOp-ed: Berkeley latest homelessness recommendations are a lackluster response...
On Tuesday the Berkeley City Council was presented with a report from the Homeless Task Force, with recommendations for action to address homelessness in the city. Leaving aside the likelihood or...
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Berkeley seeks to house those most in need at The Hub
Call takers at The Hub field inquiries about shelter beds, housing and other issues as part of a process to determine who is most in need. Photo: Emilie Raguso It used to be that those who were...
View ArticleOp-ed: Not in my front yard: Cuts to downtown services threaten basic quality...
While the number one priority for serving homeless people is (or should be) helping them find affordable housing to live in, for the last several years the city has also rightly deemed it an important...
View ArticleOp-ed: Confronting the causes and solutions of mass homelessness
Policy makers, government agencies, funders, and nonprofits alike all cling to the concept and importance of data like it is a panacea for societal ills—it is not. Data is only as good as our ability...
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Opponents of Berkeley sitting ban gear up for fight
booma cheema, the director of BOSS, or Building Opportunites for Self-Sufficiency, spoke out against the proposed sitting ban Monday at a CIty Council Agenda Committee meeting. Photo: Frances...
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BOSS prepares for director’s exit, plans golf fundraiser
Executive director boona cheema [sic] reviews paperwork with a member of BOSS’s Community Organizing Team. Photo: Natalie OrensteinThe multi-pronged approach to combating homelessness at Building...
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Booma Cheema: stepping down as director of BOSS BOONA CHEEMA For decades Boona Cheema has been a fixture on the Berkeley scene, a recognized leader in the struggle to end homelessness in the city as...
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Protesters criticize Berkeley homeless services center
A group of protesters is criticizing the way the city of Berkeley is handling assistance for people experiencing homelessness. Photo: Emilie Raguso Occupants of a protest camp outside the city of...
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City expands warming centers, shelter beds and outreach to bring homeless...
A homeless man rests in the shade on the steps of the Veterans Building in Berkeley, which is set to serve as a warming center for the city during winter weather conditions. Photo: Emilie Raguso The...
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