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Homelessness

Will Mayor-elect Lurie find real solutions to homelessness — or more ways to hide the problem?

A troubling encounter on 6th Street, the newest hotspot in the encampment shuffle

December 18, 2024

SF’s Board of Supervisors has overturned Mayor Breed’s ban on RV dwelling

Advocates argued the policy would cause significant harm to the city’s most vulnerable residents

December 11, 2024

Matt Dorsey’s crusade against drug use in city-funded housing is a well-intentioned mistake

This week, the District 6 Supervisor announced a plan to legislate the phrase ‘drug-tolerant housing’ into city policy. Here’s why language matters — and how it fuels a backlash

September 27, 2024

In SF, renewed sweeps are sending unhoused people back to square one

Gazetteer SF visited two sweeps of encampments — and witnessed a revolving door of punishment

August 27, 2024

Making SF’s Cash Not Drugs program work will be a lot harder than its proponents want to admit

Last month, SF announced a plan to offer county welfare recipients $400 a month to stay off drugs. The city’s most vulnerable residents wonder if it’s really meant for them

August 16, 2024

As Winston Drive deadline looms, cops force dozens of families living in RVs to move to Zoo Road

RV residents, many of them families with children, face an uncertain future as the city seeks to clear the streets

July 30, 2024

We asked SF unhoused people about Supreme Court ruling that legalizes sweeps without offering shelter

‘It's displacement. It's harassment. It's degrading. It's dehumanizing.’

July 12, 2024

City officials push back enforcement date for clearing RVs along Winston Drive

RV owners have until August 1 to move out or risk being ticketed and towed — but many still have nowhere to go

July 10, 2024

Planter helter skelter in the City

A group dubbed Gardens Not Barricades has launched its public effort to stop the spread of what they call ‘hostile’ planters. Meanwhile, the city’s upcoming policy is leaving few stakeholders happy

May 14, 2024

Can the Mission’s new tiny homes really shift the tide on homelessness?

Despite various forms of opposition, the 60-unit Mission Cabins finally debuted last week. We spoke to residents and nonprofit voices to understand why the model could work in the future

April 26, 2024