A homeless encampment in Oakland on April 12, 2023. (Keith Burbank/Bay City News)

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced this week that she is creating a new city department to tackle homelessness.

Lee said the Office of Homelessness Solutions will be responsible for the implementation of her new five-point plan to address homelessness using funds from, among other sources, Measure W, which was passed by Alameda County voters back in 2020.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.