Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Daniel Lurie are both pushing policies that criminalize homelessness, while the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is cutting funding for organizations that advocate for homeless people.
The San Francisco Police Department acknowledged that displacement is a deliberate component of its current drug enforcement strategy, but community leaders, public health experts, and city officials urged a more holistic approach, citing the effectiveness of Zurich’s Four Pillars Strategy in addressing the city’s fentanyl and overdose crisis.
The Tenderloin Linkage Center in San Francisco, which provided a range of services to those experiencing homelessness and struggling with co-occurring mental health and addiction issues, was shut down in 2022 but its model could be replicated to help address California’s opioid crisis.
A new audit has found that San Francisco’s internal budgeting system is wasting tens of millions of dollars annually due to inefficient practices, and is pushing for urgent reforms to increase transparency and accountability.
The People’s Budget Coalition rallied outside City Hall to demand a greater community voice in the city’s budget process, calling for reforms to the mechanisms the city uses to make spending decisions and urging for a process that meaningfully incorporates the voices of those most affected by funding allocations.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla joined San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to tour the Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center, a flagship affordable housing facility for low-income seniors, and to highlight ongoing efforts to address California’s housing and homelessness crises, while also advocating for the Housing for All Act to expand federal investment in affordable housing.
The People’s Budget Coalition rallied in San Francisco to demand transparency, inclusion, and equity in the city’s budget process, which they say has increasingly excluded the voices of those most impacted by economic instability.
Mayor Daniel Lurie joined city leaders, advocates, and community partners to break ground on Casa Adelante – 1515 South Van Ness, a new 100% affordable housing project in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, which will provide 168 permanently affordable rental homes for low-income families, including those experiencing or exiting homelessness and households impacted by HIV.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has been ordered into a confidential diversion program by the State Bar of California following multiple ethics complaints, including the improper handling of a confidential rap sheet and misstatements during public debates.
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