August 26, 2024 / 11:45 PM PDT/ CBS San Francisco It's been just about a month sinceSan Francisco began aggressively sweepinghomeless encampments across the city. Jennifer Friedenbach, the executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness, said from her vantage point, the sweeps aren't ...
By Jose Fabian July 3, 2024 / 9:47 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco A homeless person living in San Jose died Tuesday due to intense heat that is currently hitting the region, said San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. Mahan posted on X about the death, calling it an "avoidable traged...
The number of people sleeping outdoors in San Francisco dropped to under 3,000 in January, the lowest the city has recorded in a decade, according to a federal count.
San Francisco is aggressively clearing its streets of homeless encampments after the Supreme Court empowered cities to enforce anti-camping laws. The city has increased shelter beds and supportive housing, but still has a shortage. (AP Video/Terry Chea)...
In a remarkable new study, researchers at the University of California San Francisco surveyed thousands of the homeless in California. Nearly 90% of survey participants indicated high housing costs as a barrier to their moving into permanent housing. In the majority of those surveyed, mos...
each of whom has the power to stymie any mayoral initiative. Less than 9,000 votes can be enough for a supervisor to win — a tiny fraction of the 501,930 registered voters in San Francisco. Thanks to the malleable nature of the city’s term limits, supervisors can occupy a seat for ...
September 9, 2024 12:03 pm The Globe’s San Francisco friend Sebastian has this very upsetting story about a San Francisco homeless couple who destroy young trees at San Francisco’s Jefferson Square Park, as well as trees in planter boxes on city streets – and they... ...
A new study shows that homelessness is now the number one concern for people living in San Francisco. As recently as last year the number one issue was housing affordability. SAN FRANCISCO - A new study shows that homelessness is now the number one concern for people living in San Francisco...
The LA City council rejected direct action on August 5th by an 11-1 margin with one economically illiterate woke council member voting in favor. Voters now get to decide on March 5, 2024. Here is a link where you can download the two-prongedProposed Ordinanceon utilizing vacant hotel rooms...
"And when we compared our surrounding counties, San Diego, L.A., San Bernardino and Riverside, we're seeing their trend is 29%," Becht said. "I would find the increase from 2022 to be encouraging in the sense that that's the worst possible take from this Point in Time report," Ora...