Brian HoweyThis story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. A homeless shelter in the Tenderloin […]
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City Clears Homeless Residents From Notorious Tenderloin Alley
The sun pried through the morning fog and splashed across Leif Skorochod’s unshaven face as he sifted hurriedly through the pile of bike parts in […]
How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve? For Some, by Earning Enough to Eat.
No fireworks, no parties on the beach, no Golden Gate Park light displays. How is a San Franciscan wanting to celebrate the end of this […]
Lack of Water for Homeless San Franciscans Called a ‘Human Rights Abuse’
The lack of fresh water available to homeless people in San Francisco during the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a “human rights abuse,” a community organizer said […]
Housing Insecure Students Face an Uncertain Future
Rebecca Alturk would have graduated from UC Berkeley in May. As she crossed the stage to retrieve her diploma, cheered on by her mother and […]
Behind the Tent Flap: Voices From the Streets of the Tenderloin
This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. Eugene Bowden’s bloodshot eyes and calloused […]
Many San Francisco Emergency Handwashing Stations Broken, Empty, Missing
Barely a week after city leaders installed emergency handwashing stations across San Francisco to slow the spread of the coronavirus among the homeless, many of […]
Complaints From Neighbors Now Driving City’s Response to Homeless Camps
This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. For the past year and a […]
During Coronavirus Outbreak S.F. Will Continue to Seize Homeless People’s Property
San Francisco will continue to confiscate belongings from people living in street encampments during the coronavirus outbreak, a Department of Public Works representative said, despite […]
City Kills Plan for Mass Coronavirus Testing in S.F. Homeless Shelters
This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. San Francisco turned down a research […]