San Francisco Homeless

Just How Effective Is The City's Controversial Sit/Lie Law?

| Posted 05.25.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly's The Snitch. By Laura Rena Murray A new report released by the City Hall Fellows demonstrates ju...

'All People Need Dignity, Right?'

AP | By MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 05.05.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- On the foggy streets of San Francisco, tech superstars and the homeless can be hard to tell apart in their identical hoodies. But the...

Aaron Sankin

Iconic Music Venue Deploys Awful Noise In War Against Nearby Homeless Camp

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.02.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- Every evening, a makeshift encampment springs up in front of San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Dozens of chronically home...

Huge News For Homeless Veterans

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.31.2012

On Thursday, Mayor Lee announced that San Francisco will be the recipient of $2.7 million in housing vouchers for homeless veterans. The U.S. Hous...

Aaron Sankin

Will Giving Alcoholics Booze Curb San Francisco's Homeless Problem?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.15.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- Only a few days into his new job as San Francisco's homeless czar, Bevan Dufty already has big ideas. The former Castro District s...

Robin Wilkey

PHOTOS: Exhibit Captures Faces Of Homelessness

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.31.2012

This is the eleventh in an occasional series, The Recessionary Arts. Read more from the series here. "Not all homeless people are addicts," said Ga...

PHOTOS: Homeless People Who Died On The Streets Memorialized At City Hall

Carly Schwartz | Posted 02.21.2012

Roughly 100 homeless individuals died on San Francisco's streets during this past year alone, and on Wednesday night, their lives were recognized for ...

Report: San Francisco 'Makes Criminals' Out Of Its Homeless Population

| Posted 02.11.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of the San Francisco Public Press. By T.J. Johnston A national homeless advocacy organization says San Francis...

'We're Facing A Crisis': Homeless Families Demand Meeting With The Mayor

Carly Schwartz | Posted 11.30.2011

Homelessness has long been a problem in San Francisco, but in recent years, it has ballooned into something much bigger. The San Francisco Chronicl...

No Time For Retreat On Homelessness

Michela Alioto-Pier | Posted 10.11.2011

Michela Alioto-Pier

Five members of the Board of Supervisors want to revisit fights of the past by dismantling Care Not Cash, San Francisco's landmark policy that has delivered real results for thousands of formerly homeless San Franciscans.

San Francisco Homeless Have Divergent Views on Mayor Newsom's Legacy

San Francisco Chronicle | Jennifer Friedenbach | Posted 05.25.2011

"How would you describe the Newsom administration's homeless legacy?" I asked Rebecca Nichols, who during Gavin Newsom's tenure as San Francisco may...

Homeless Protesters Commandeer Vacant San Francisco Hotel

Posted 05.25.2011

Police have moved in on a group of homeless protesters who took over a vacant hotel in San Francisco this weekend, KTVU reports. The protesters, who...

San Francisco CHEFS Program Helps Homeless Learn Job Skills In The Kitchen

Posted 05.25.2011

At a San Francisco nonprofit, the word 'chefs' stands for Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service. The culinary program run by the ...

San Francisco On Track With 10-Year Homeless Plan

Posted 05.25.2011

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said the city is well on its way toward finding permanent housing for thousands of homeless people, MercuryNews.com r...