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Tagged with: Homelessness

Homeless Commission hears about the SRO eviction crisis—but takes no action

For once, a public hearing on a key issue—but a panel dominated by mayoral appointees has limited ability to demand change.

Why is the city paying to evict tenants from supportive housing?

Plus: Some tough questions (and a missing interest group) in the robotaxi regulation discussion. That's The Agenda for July 31 to August 7.

Does SF need 24/7 robot taxis (that don’t pay any fee to be taxis)?

Plus: A move to limit ballot information, and a cut to affordable housing requirements for developers. That's The Agenda for July 9-16

These researchers lived through homelessness. Now they’ve analyzed it

New study shows growing trend of bringing the unhoused into the conversation.

The New York Times suddenly discovers that neoliberal globalism was a massive fail

But the paper, like so many political leaders, refuses to admit any responsibility for the crisis that threatens humanity.

The mayor’s budget takes money away from unhoused youth and families

Sure, expand shelter—but don't take the money away from the most vulnerable populations.

SF continues to violate court order on sweeps of homeless people, filing says

Cops and clean-up teams offer no shelter, destroy belongings, and ignore a federal judge's ruling, advocates and unhoused people report.

Mayor’s affordable housing plans are a pretty profound failure

Hearing shows the huge gap between what the city needs and what Breed is prepared to offer.

Sweeps of homeless people are in fact deadly, new medical study shows

Displacing unhoused people leads to more deaths and serious health problems, the Journal of the American Medical Association reports.

Supes hearing misses the point on homelessness

Mandelman seeks radical change in policy away from permanent housing while poverty and neoliberal capitalism take a back seat.