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…
SF General stabbing suspect is being held at the hospital where attack occurred
The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a social worker at San Francisco General Hospital is being held…
SF General stabbing suspect booked on suspicion of murder after social worker victim dies
The social worker who was the victim of a grisly stabbing attack on Thursday at Zuckerberg San Francisco…
SF General social worker stabbed in clinic without weapons screening
There was no weapons detection system in place at the area of San Francisco General Hospital where a…