Brian HoweyIn the early months of the pandemic, a San Francisco contractor in charge of supplying and servicing hygiene stations for homeless residents consistently failed to […]
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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 […]
S.F. Shifts Strategy on Homeless Encampments, Moving Away From Complaint-Driven System
City officials Thursday pledged to abandon the current complaint-driven approach to addressing homeless encampments, saying it has been ineffective in moving large numbers of people […]
Street Papers Seek Donations to Support Vendors During Lockdown
Over the phone, Olantis Livingston’s gravelly voice is tinged with fear. In addition to a viral pandemic, the 46-year-old must confront a sudden loss of […]
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 […]
Business owners spent thousands to build Shared Spaces platforms. Now what?
By Carly Graf and Brian Howey Chelsea Hung is a second-generation business owner in San Francisco’s Chinatown, running Washington Bakery and Restaurant, which her parents […]
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 […]