For the first time ever, the city has created a team of outreach workers focused on getting chronically homeless, mentally ill individuals off the streets and into housing.
Eve Ahmed
Homelessness panel: ‘There’s no place for people to go’
Eve Ahmed, from the city of Berkeley’s Homeless Outreach Team, talked about her work during a panel on homelessness at the Berkeley Public Library over the weekend. Photo: Emilie Raguso Eve Ahmed, from the city of Berkeley’s Homeless Outreach Team, talked about her work during a panel on homelessness at the Berkeley Public Library over […]
Ohlone Park neighbors brainstorm about homeless influx
Neighbors of Ohlone Park met Saturday to brainstorm ideas for improvements. Photo: Emilie Raguso Neighbors of Ohlone Park met Saturday to brainstorm ideas for improvements. Photo: Emilie Raguso More than 100 people crowded into the North Berkeley Senior Center on Saturday to strategize about how to address problematic behavior in Ohlone Park linked largely to the area’s […]