Street Sheet

11/19/2025

Street Sheet remembers the life of Jason Albertson, a clinical social worker and longtime homeless advocate, by reprinting his story from 1997

by Jason Albertson EDITOR’S NOTE: Jason Albertson, a clinical social worker and long-time homeless advocate, died on October 25, 2025. Jason was well known to go to bat for unhoused people, stand u…

11/18/2025

The "poor farms" never went away; they just adopted a new form, Cathleen Williams writes

story and photo by Cathleen Williams “I cannot live without my freedom, and I will not live without freedom,” says Street Sheet vendor Jessica in Sacramento. Here, she sits with Felipe.…

11/17/2025

"Bottom line is the scarcity model crumbs have never been enough to feed , clothe, house and truly support poor people."

by Tiny The Federal Government’s Attempt to Starve us and the Emergency Need for our Own Self-determined Solutions SNAP or no SNAP  These weren’t life sustaining  plans  …

11/10/2025

Verse. Rhyme. Beat.
Whatever format it's in, we're looking for ORIGINAL poetry and artwork for our special edition in January.
Details in photo.

11/07/2025

Forced sobriety in housing is never a solution, writes Jordan Wasilewski

by Jordan Wasilewski I am a millenial, and one of the defining moments of my generation was 9/11. There are many takes on this issue, but one thing I gleaned from the aftermath is that, despite the…

11/05/2025

These recommendations raise serious concerns about what this means for many essential and critical public bodies—especially those approved by City voters—that allow for participatory democracy.

by Lupe Velez On October 15, a new City-created delegation called the Commission Streamlining Task Force held its first meeting to make recommendations on several advisory and policy groups that ar…

11/05/2025

San Francisco imposed a November 1 deadline for RV dwellers to register for a temporary permit exempting them from parking ban enforcement. But advocates say the permitting process was convoluted.

text and illustrations by Lukas Illa

11/04/2025

“Losing that much permanent housing will have an impact for generations to come.”

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage …

10/21/2025

"We need more support because we're dealing with stuff at home, and we're dealing with stuff [at work.]" - Robin Harmon, crisis outreach worker

by Eric Muscosky Workers at the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team spend their days helping people struggling on the streets. Now they want a fair workplace. On August 20, workers at San Francisc…

10/21/2025

Trump is doubling down on threats to send troops to SF, claiming he has "unquestioned power" in a Fox interview.

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…

10/20/2025

Street Sheet story republished here!

Stephanie Williams is long known as the “Queen of Skid Row.” After she saw the police kill an unarmed homeless Black man in his tent, she became a voice for the community, showing how the City terrorizes the homeless, while fighting for housing as a right for all.

10/20/2025

The screening of an eye-opening documentary on seniors entering homelessness premiered in San Francisco, but the feature attraction was a community discussion among people who are engaged with it firsthand and their housed neighbors.

by Lupe Velez On Tuesday, September 30, the SF Public Press hosted a screening of the documentary “No Place To Grow Old,” directed by Davey Schaupp and funded by Humans for Housing at the Roxie The…