SF to Add Water Outlets in Neighborhoods With Large Homeless Populations

San Francisco plans to expand access to drinking water for people living on the streets by adding permanent taps in three neighborhoods and leaving in place — for now — the temporary taps it installed after COVID-19 hit.

This month, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission plans to begin installing the permanent taps in the Tenderloin, Mission and Bayview-Hunters Point. They are slated to be mounted near most of the 10 temporary water pipes with multiple spouts the commission put in place last year. The spigots were installed to address concerns from homeless residents and advocates about dwindling water access as restaurants and public spaces began shutting down.

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