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Ethan Varian

San Francisco

Staff Reporter at The Mercury News

Staff Reporter at East Bay Times

Covering housing and homelessness for @mercnews/@EastBayTimes | [email protected]

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  • 2 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Ethan Varian

    As frustration intensifies over street homelessness, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging local governments across California to effectively ban public camping and move faster to close dangerous encampments. On Monday, Newsom released a template ordinance that cities and counties can adopt to prohibit and clear camps.

  • 2 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ethan Varian |Grant Stringer

    As frustration intensifies over street homelessness, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging local governments across California to effectively ban public camping and move faster to close dangerous encampments. On Monday, Newsom released a template ordinance that cities and counties can adopt to prohibit and clear camps.

  • 2 days ago | mercurynews.com | Ethan Varian

    The governor released a template ordinance that cities and counties can adopt to prohibit and clear camps

  • 2 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Ethan Varian

  • 2 days ago | mercurynews.com | Ethan Varian

    A motorcyclist died in a collision on Interstate 880 in Oakland on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The crash between a vehicle and the motorcycle happened at around 4:40 p.m. on southbound I-880 near Hegenberger Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. First responders declared the motorcyclist, a man, dead at the scene. Two highway lanes were closed for about two hours on Sunday afternoon.

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Ethan Varian
Ethan Varian @ethanvarian
7 Mar 25

I wrote about Adrian Gutierrez, who died on the street in Contra Costa County despite multiple attempts to get him to help. Could new statewide drug and mental health reforms have saved him? https://t.co/CkJ6qgAcFG https://t.co/CkJ6qgAcFG

Ethan Varian
Ethan Varian @ethanvarian
6 Mar 25

RT @mercnews: Fremont council walks back controversial ‘aiding and abetting’ clause in recent camping ban https://t.co/W1znmeIpes

Ethan Varian
Ethan Varian @ethanvarian
14 Feb 25

RT @mercnews: Does Fremont’s camping ban make it a crime to help homeless people? https://t.co/gpA7NQTGbG