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Authorities on the scene after a burned body was found near Highway 85 and Cottle Road in San Jose on April 9, 2013. (CBS)

Firefighters Find Burned Body On Highway 85 Onramp In San Jose

Firefighters discovered a body in a fire on a San Jose freeway onramp Tuesday night, fire officials said.

2013/04/10

Downtown San Rafael (City of San Rafael)

San Rafael Homeless Feel Discriminated Over Police ‘Hot Zones’ Maps

San Rafael police are distributing maps asking people to stay away from several ” Hot Zones” where there have been numerous complaints from merchants about homeless people.

2013/04/02

Homeless encampment near Mineta San Jose International Airport. (CBS)

Homeless Camp In Downtown San Jose Cleared Out

A planned cleanup of a homeless encampment in downtown San Jose got started Friday morning and will evict people who remained there after the city issued a 72-hour vacation notice on Monday.

2013/03/08

Homeless encampment near Mineta San Jose International Airport. (CBS)

Homeless Warned To Leave Encampment Near San Jose Airport

San Jose housing officials Tuesday are notifying about 100 homeless people living in tents on undeveloped parkland downtown that they must leave before an area clean up begins on Friday, a city official said.

2013/03/05

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Suspicious Device Prompts Evacuation Of SF Tenderloin Apartment Building

An assisted living facility for formerly homeless senior citizens was evacuated Thursday so that a bomb squad could investigate a suspicious device, San Francisco police said.

2013/02/28

Mineta San Jose Int'l Airport

San Jose To Clear Tent City Near Mineta San Jose International Airport

San Jose plans to remove a huge homeless encampment has mushroomed in a grassy field near downtown San Jose right under the airport flight path, city officials said Wednesday.

2013/02/21

People walk by a homeless man. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Growing San Jose Homeless Encampment May Be Cleared Soon

A growing homeless encampment is becoming increasingly visible along the Guadalupe River near Mineta San Jose International Airport.

2013/02/12

This man,  known as Kai, is being credited with breaking up a violent Fresno attack. (CBS)

Fresno Hitchhiker Armed With Hatchet Stops Crazed Man Attacking Bystanders

A homeless hitchhiker armed with a hatchet is being credited with saving lives after stopping a man who apparently believed he was Jesus from attacking people.

2013/02/06

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Pleasant Hill Homeless Man Burned While Trying To Stay Warm

A homeless man in Pleasant Hill suffered serious burns early Monday after his tent caught fire as he tried to warm himself with a candle.

2013/01/14

homeless, begging, panhandling, poverty

Bay Area Cold Snap Rough On San Francisco’s Homeless

Thursday was a busy night for San Francisco’s homeless outreach team, which was encouraging people to find shelter from the chilly weather.

2013/01/11

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