Studies
Reports
City of Berkeley Encampment Resolution/RV Buyback Program Interim Evaluation
March 30, 2026
In January 2025, the City of Berkeley launched an effort to resolve a longstanding encampment at 2nd and Cedar Street, where most residents lived in oversized vehicles (primarily RVs). The City offere...
News
Berkeley’s Strategy for RV Encampments Could Be a Model for California
June 12, 2025
In January 2025, the City of Berkeley launched an innovative program to resolve the 2nd Street encampment by combining a low-barrier motel shelter with cash payments for residents’ RVs. Outreach worke...
Blog
The Long Road Home
Ned Resnikoff
March 23, 2022
A new BHHI report sheds light an oft-misunderstood subpopulation of unhoused people.
Policy Brief
Policy Brief
The Long Road Home: Housing and Service Needs of People Who Inhabit Oversized Vehicles in Oakland's Public Parking
March 23, 2022
BHHI conducted in-depth interviews with 48 people living in their vehicles in Oakland. This report sheds light on the needs and challenges of vehicle residents and provides recommendations on how the ...