homelessness
With DPW Seizing Homeless Peoples’ Belongings, Activists Are Fighting Back
Earlier this month 48 Hills reported on heartbreaking new videos detailing how the cops and the Department of Public Works are throwing away the personal belongings of San Francisco’s homeless population. This often includes such important items as medication, family photos, mementos from dead loved ones, and survival gear like
Wealthy Waterfront Residents are Trying to Derail Navigation Center for Homeless
Mayor London Breed’s plan to build a 200-bed Navigation Center on a lot in South Beach are now going to have to face a legal battle by residents of the area. The Navigation Center is a big part of the Mayor’s long-awaited plan to help fight homelessness in San Francisco.
100,000 Homes Sit Empty in the San Francisco Bay Area
It’s no surprise that real estate in San Francisco is expensive. Year after year, the city lands near the top of lists that calculate the nation’s priciest cities to rent. As of the summer of 2018, the average price of a rental in the City by the Bay was upwards
Ending SF’s Street Homelessness Crisis with Safe Organized Spaces
This came through today from Amy Farah Weiss. It’s a great cause and sounds like it will be a wonderful event. I’ll let her explain it below: Over 400 San Francisco residents have signed the SOS petition. What unites us? – We believe that everybody’s needs matter. – We believe that
mySight: FInally, a tech solution to San Francisco’s homelessness problem
Guest post by Chad McDingleberry: Chief Visionary of mySight San Francisco, you’re far too beautiful for the depressing and uncomfortable blight of homelessness. Tents blocking the path of my scooter? Rude. Human feces on the street? Blech. Death and addiction at our doorsteps? Gross. People keep throwing ideas and solutions around that
Tech Workers Speak Out in Support of Prop C!
When: Tuesday, 10/9 at 12pm Where: Chamber of Commerce, 235 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA – Tech workers are gathering for a rally and press conference in front of the Chamber of Commerce to speak out in support of Our City, Our Home and to demonstrate their disappointment at Mayor Breed’s
Why Prop C is Better Than Any Other Homeless Initiative Ever
Guest post by Rebecca M. Farrar No matter where or how long you have lived here, homelessness can sometimes feel hopeless in San Francisco. However, that could shift with a new Initiative called Proposition C: Our City, Our Home which is aimed at solving homelessness with the only that seems to