homelessness

Does the Homeless Vote Matter in San Francisco?
Guest Post by Lucy Kang A version of this story was originally broadcast on KALW’s Crosscurrents. Kat Callaway doesn’t waste words when I ask her if she’s planning to vote next week. Her answer? Hell yes. Kat’s enthusiasm is unsurprising. She has been the picture of political engagement since arriving

Direct Action to Protest the Most Recent Attack on SF Homeless People
We’ve covered how screwed up Prop Q is before and how it only exacerbates the homelessness epidemic. And we also covered it in our 2016 voter guide. If you’re as outraged by the both Props Q & R there’s an action going down on Thursday at Harvey Milk Plaza from

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Prop Q Will Exacerbate San Francisco’s Homelessness Crisis
This op-ed is written by Jennifer Friedenbach, Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness A version of this originally ran in the SF Examiner Thursday August 18 A young African American man I talked to recently shared how he is living in an encampment near the now cleared Division Street.

SF LGBTQ Community Denounces the New Homeless Ballot Measures
The folks over at the Coalition on Homelessness do really fantastic work. They are “working every day to expand access to housing in one of the richest cities in the country, protect the rights of the poorest people on our streets, and to address the root causes of homelessness and poverty.”

Where are San Francisco’s Homeless People Supposed to Go?
Guest post by Kelley Cutler Human Rights Organizer with the Coalition on Homelessness I woke up that morning to a call from a woman who was living in a tent on the street. Through her tears I could hear the muffled voices of San Francisco police coming through the phone, telling

Renegade to Support Arts & Homeless in San Francisco
Hotel taxes in San Francisco were created to fund the arts, but they’ve been stripped away over the last decade. The San Francisco Arts and Families Funding Ordinance just launched a campaign for a new ballot measure that would take those funds back for arts and homelessness initiatives. But first we need 9.5k signatures to get on the ballot in November!

How You Can Help Concrn Tackle Mental Health Crises on SF Streets
Guest post by Jacob Savage director and cofounder of Concrn We’ve all been there before: You see someone having a mental health crisis, and you want to help, but you don’t know what to do. Luckily, the people of San Francisco can now take direct action to address their frustrations

Let’s Put Pressure on City Hall to Call a State of Emergency on Homelessness
Ed Lee still hasn’t signed the State of Emergency for homelessness yet. It’s been almost two weeks since we called him out on it, so now it’s time for the next step. Come out on Thursday to speak to the Board of Supervisors Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. Here’s the