Plan to prioritize locals could transform SF homelessness strategy
Are San Francisco’s sidewalks full of out-of-town invaders or down-on-their-luck locals who were priced out of their homes?…
Whoa, San Francisco isn’t a hellhole after all, visitors discover
It has happened to everyone who lives in San Francisco: Out-of-towners visit and are shocked to discover that…
How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip
The coroner’s office struggled to keep up. During a 24-hour-span on Aug. 8, 2023, nine people in San…
Messy SF homeless count hampered by new rules
Pants torn and face unshaved, folded over on the stoop of a downtown Starbucks, a man stared at…
Lawmaker targets low pay in SF street ambassador industry
As San Francisco increasingly leans on private contractors to tackle its visible drug and homelessness crises, Supervisor Myrna…
This fentanyl treatment is a breakthrough of hope — for anyone who can endure it
Candra Jordan had used fentanyl for years in San Francisco when she got her first injection of extended-release…
SF just gave this org $3 million. Now the state is investigating it
Ahsing Solutions, an upstart for-profit company with a city contract to patrol and monitor for drug activity in…
Think you can solve SF’s homelessness crisis? Give it a try
Every San Francisco politician has to pretend to know how to solve the homelessness crisis. Now you can…
SF‘s homeless count was broken for years. Now the city is trying a new approach
San Francisco is making sweeping changes to how it counts the number of homeless people on its streets.…
SF drops another $32 million on street ambassadors. Here’s where the money’s going
San Francisco has directed another $32 million into a growing ecosystem of private street-monitoring organizations tasked with responding…
4 charts that tell the story
It has been decades since San Francisco was this safe for residents, workers, and tourists. Crime fell dramatically…
California’s homeless ‘purgatory’ leaves thousands on a waitlist to nowhere
Rudy Batka was tired of sleeping on the streets. He was tired of drugs ravaging his body. His…