A Vallejo man was crushed to death during a city cleanup on Christmas Eve. Officials called it a tragic accident, but advocates warn unhoused people face growing risks.

Legal advocates say the precedent set in a Vallejo case could act as a check on lawmakers as they move to crack down on encampments in the wake of last summer’s Supreme Court decision.

Residents at a building on Shattuck Avenue have complained of persistent issues with mold, leaks and electricity. They organized under new rights codified in a November ballot measure.

In the second installment of a special series from KQED’s podcast, SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America, host Erin Baldassari highlights reporting from the climate and housing desks, looking at what comes after the fires and what it will take to rebuild. 

The bill, sponsored by 201 members of Congress, would also offer that path to certain people with Temporary Protected Status.

A policy change by the Trump administration allows immigration agents to enter and arrest people in health facilities. Some clinics are training health workers to support patients in the event of arrests.

Ulises Peña Lopez, a Santa Clara County resident, was unlawfully and violently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, according to his attorney, family and advocates.

Since they were first enacted in the late 1980s, San Francisco's sanctuary policies have been consistently challenged.