Seven months later, Outsiders is back with a three-episode finale that seeks to answer some of the questions the podcast laid out in the beginning.
This documentary-style podcast give listeners a close-up view of unsheltered homelessness. Episode 9 takes some of the questions posed by listeners throughout the series, and gives people who are homeless a chance to weigh in.
A look inside an expanded syringe program and a new camp.
A pandemic, a shift in homeless services and two new reports.
Amid the pandemic, changes to the county’s needle exchange programs are on hold.
"The experience of working with our subjects for more than a year changed my own ideas about homelessness and how to report on it."
A woman is seeking shelter from her spouse. A man is disabled. Another has been clean from addiction for 16 years. A mom who lost her job is there with her two kids.
City leaders repeatedly denied that homeless sweeps were happening. A reporter shares how she proved them wrong.
This story is the first in a series exploring the deaths of homeless people in Santa Clara County — who the victims were, how they died and what might be done to save the lives of people few may remember.
A look at how homelessness reporters are approaching the beat during the pandemic.
