Street Sheet

11/07/2024

"The drug use habits of the rich and powerful should become fair game when they start carping on us poor people."

Jordan Davis on the double standards of drug use.

by Jordan Davis At the September 24 Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Matt Dorsey pulled yet another policy out of his rear end that sounds reasonable on the surface, but in reality further …

11/06/2024

The proposed ordinance would extend rental subsidies to five years, addressing the number of families at risk of returning to homelessness.

In response to the alarming rise in family homelessness, Supervisor Hilary Ronen, with support from the Coalition on Homelessness, introduced new legislation at the San Francisco Board of Superviso…

11/05/2024

CALL FOR POETRY (and artwork, too)!

Street Sheet is looking for poetry and artwork for its annual edition in January. Deadline December 1. Submit by email to tjjohnston(at)cohsf(dot)org or in person at 280 Turk St.

11/05/2024

"It is the community aspect, many of us don’t have friends or family so when they are breaking up our encampments they are breaking up our communities." - LeaJay Harper, Wood Street Commons resident

by Isidore Mika Székely Manes-Dragan Image courtesy of Wood Street Commons via Instagram For the third straight year, a group of former Wood Street encampment residents bicycled some 80 miles from…

11/05/2024

to unhoused San Franciscans

10/29/2024

10/21/2024

Our friends at the SF League of Pi**ed Off Voters recently published its periodic guide with recommendations on some important ballot measures. We've reprinted an abbreviated version focusing on housing and local governance.

by the SF League of Pi**ed Off Voters Our friends at The San Francisco League of Pi**ed Off Voters recently released its periodic guide with recommendations on important ballot propositions. In thi…

10/18/2024

Whether it's physical, political or economic, violence is a reality wherever you find it

by Jack Bragen Years ago, I was in a public place, and I was approached by a man wanting me to sign a petition to amend the U.S. Constitution. The amendment would have defined a corporation as not …

10/17/2024

Some people decide that accepting shelter is worth it; some do not. But it is never a straightforward, obvious decision, especially when one is forced to make it under the pressure of being swept.

by Stop the Sweeps We know one main thing: shelter is not being offered to most people being swept from street encampments in the US. There are hardly ever enough shelter spaces available. Accordin…

10/17/2024

Prop. 36 proponents aim to repeal a 2014 initiative that has already saved over $800 million by reducing incarceration and redirected those funds to behavioral health treatment and other critical services.

by Cathleen Williams, Homeward Street Journal “With California dealing with such a serious housing crisis—actually I would say beyond a crisis, we are living through a housing disaster—the idea of …

10/16/2024

Does the removal of encampments truly address the problem of homelessness, or does it merely displace individuals who are struggling to survive?

by Hollie Garrett I watched the correctional officers from the sliver of the cell door window as they strapped on their rubber gloves and set up their metal detectors in preparation of the mass sea…

10/16/2024

"But Prop. D is not wrong because it was written and funded by a right-wing group. It is wrong because it would dismantle a cornerstone of San Francisco’s civilian oversight system, a vital component of our local democracy."

by Madeleine Matz Proposition D, a San Francisco ballot measure that would scrap the City’s system of oversight boards, commissions and committees, is antithetical to our local democracy. It should…

10/04/2024

"In effect, neurodivergent people do not have constitutional rights, we are locked out of money and out of society, and we are subject to public disapproving perception."

by Jack Bragen Most psychiatrists might agree that if you have a “psychiatric impairment” you could be locked out of the use of your own perceptual and mental faculties. Some would argu…

10/03/2024

Bigger doesn't always mean better in finding an organization to house formerly homeless people, our columnist writes

by Jordan Davis Within the past year, there have been several scandals involving nonprofits who contract with the City. Kyra Worthy is facing federal charges for misusing over $700,000 in funds fro…

10/02/2024

All the leading mayoral candidates promise to increase the number of shelter beds. We look at the specifics of their homelessness plans.

by Christin Evans From October 7 through November 5, polls in San Francisco will be open for voting.  When the ballots are tallied, Mayor London Breed might be out of a job. There are several …

10/02/2024

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