In 1985, Public Advocates initiated a project to address the growing challenge of homelessness in the Bay Area, eventually partnering with the Association of Bay Area Governments to launch a regional support center, HomeBase, to coordinate homeless policies and public and private homeless service providers. In the mid-1990s, HomeBase became an independent entity, with former Public Advocates attorney Martha Fleetwood as its Executive Director. In 1989, HomeBase published When the Rent Comes Due: Breaking the Link between Eviction and Homelessness, An Eviction-Prevention Action Plan.