Street Sheet

10/10/2025

UPDATE: We are thrilled to announce that Maria and her family have obtained housing through an affordable housing program after living in shelters for over a year. Samara is able to recover in the comfort of her brand new home!

As the family is stabilizing and getting back on their feet, please consider donating towards costs for furniture, groceries and other accommodations for Samara as she continues her recovery!

We thank you endlessly for your support! Maria and her family stand in solidarity with all families facing homelessness and remain committed in the fight for housing justice for every single family and child of San Francisco!

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Homeless Activist and Mother Fights for Housing as Disabled Daughter Leaves Hospital by Lupe Velez On Tuesday August 27, Faith in Action, in collaboration with United Educators of San Francisco and…

10/09/2025

Join us in honoring the lives of those we’ve lost this year to the homelessness crisis, this Día de Los Mu***os. Please feel to reach out with any questions!!

10/07/2025

Evictions in permanent supportive housing: What do this year's numbers show, and what they don't.

by Jordan Wasilewski On September 2, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) sent its report on evictions from Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), as required by City law. For b…

10/06/2025

DC. LA. Chicago. Now, Portland.
Donald Trump has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops to quell perceived unrest, though more likely because of opposition to his policies. Will San Francisco be next in his crosshairs?

by Lupe Velez The Trump Administration, during its short time in power, has waged strategic attacks on nearly every marginalized group in the country. It has slashed funds for health care, educatio…

10/03/2025

San Francisco city workers must follow their own policy regarding unhoused people's possessions under a recent legal settlement. Street Sheet takes a deep dive into the history of the case.

On Friday, September 19, 2025, Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a settlement that requires the City to follow its bag-and-tag policy and establish strong accountability and oversight measures. This marks …

10/02/2025

After years of having their belongings destroyed by city workers while homeless in San Francisco, Apple Cronk and her partner fought back through the courts.

Join Apple and her partner Josh with our host, Street Sheet editor TJ Johnston, as they explore how this settlement protects ALL unhoused San Franciscans from routine property destruction, as well as their journey fighting back against the city's attack on unhoused people's human rights, their dignity and their vital and precious belongings.

After years of having their belongings destroyed by city workers while homeless in San Francisco, Apple Cronk and her partner fought back through the courts.Join Apple and her partner Josh with our Host, Street Sheet editor TJ Johnston as they exp...

09/23/2025

Come for the screening, stay for the panel with Armando, then hang out with reporters from two trusted media orgs!

The fastest-growing population entering homelessness is adults 55+.
But this event isn’t about despair. It is about resilience, community, and solutions.
�Join us for a screening of No Place to Grow Old and a panel discussion to hear first-hand perspectives.

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09/22/2025

In the 12 months since the Supreme Court ruling on Grants Pass, San Francisco police arrested more than 1,000 homeless people for living in public space—a scale of enforcement rarely seen in the city's past.

by Stephen Przybylinski Homelessness is on the rise in the United States, and in some places, it is becoming more common for the police to arrest someone for sleeping or living in a public space. I…

09/19/2025

"My daughter exists because someone gave me a hotel room, a hospital bed and a second chance. If EO 14321 had been in place, I would have been treated like a criminal, not a patient. I might not be here."

by Apple Cronk Last month, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14321—“Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” By criminalizing homelessness, addiction and mental health crises, t…

09/18/2025

Donald Trump's edict to police homelessness in D.C. is more than an attack on unhoused people. It's also an attempt to roll back advances in the housing movement's struggle.

by Cathleen Williams and Sandy Perry Washington DC, August 12, 2025: “Yesterday, I walked from the White House through the National Mall… The streets are eerily empty for an August afternoon …

09/17/2025

"I don’t think [those responsible for the sweeps] would like people going into their homes and doing what they do to us out here. This is our home for the time being for whatever reason." - Heather Lee, on city workers constantly seizing her possessions in sweeps

photos by Leslie St. Dre Heather’s testimonial highlighted injustices and cruelty toward unhoused people Heather Lee, an unsheltered woman who was interviewed by the Stolen Belonging project that d…