Efforts to end youth homeless began in earnest in 1974, when Congress passed legislation that changed the national approach to helping at-risk youths.
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Posted inCity Hall, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Social Services, Solving Homelessness: Ideas for Ending a Crisis
For Alcoholics, ‘Wet Houses’ Offer a Home
Studies have found that the 1811 Eastlake project in Seattle helps keep alcoholics off the streets and out of jails and emergency rooms — and even helps them drink less.
Posted inCity Hall, Economy & Business, Homelessness, Housing, Social Services, Solving Homelessness: Ideas for Ending a Crisis
How to Fill All the Empty SRO Rooms
Master leasing of single-room occupancy hotels in San Francisco has housed thousands of homeless people — and done so in hotels that are, by and large, a huge improvement over those of a generation ago. But hings could be better.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Neighborhoods, Parks & Open Space, Social Justice
Crissy Field Rally: Message of Peace Tainted by Violence
Against the backdrop of recent right-wing violence, the organizer of the now-canceled Crissy Field “free speech” rally said he just wanted San Francisco’s moderate “good liberals” to reject the city’s “intolerance” and embrace his message of peace and love. Dubious, officials and counterprotesters sent him a different message.
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California’s Push for Affordable Housing Could Weaken Environmental Law
The Legislature’s efforts to ease the housing-affordability crisis could chip away at longstanding protections in the state’s landmark environmental law. Two such bills were introduced by San Francisco lawmakers.
Posted inCity Hall, Homelessness, Housing, Navigating Homelessness: Which Way Home?, Public Safety
After City Clears Homeless Camps, Team Works to Prevent Return
City officials quickly learned that not long after a homeless encampment was cleared, a new one would often take hold in the same area. So they quietly added a team to keep encampments from re-emerging.
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One Week of Homelessness Coverage, 11 Ideas About Solutions
The weeklong S.F. Homeless Project, a coordinated reporting effort by nearly two dozen outlets, offered up some ideas that could contribute to the overall aim of ending homelessness — or at least proposals that could help homeless individuals cope better with life on the streets.
Posted inCity Hall, Food Systems, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Navigating Homelessness: Which Way Home?, Neighborhoods
Nomads by the Bay: Homeless Camp Faces Cycle of Displacement
The story of Box City reflects the city’s shifting approach to homeless encampments and the impact on their residents. Many believed the navigation centers — touted as a model of moving people from “street to home” — would lead to long-term housing. But they were left demoralized and jaded about the government’s ability to help them.
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More Homeless Returning to Streets From Navigation Centers
Two years after the city launched its navigation centers, fewer than a quarter of the nearly 1,200 people who have passed through have been placed in verified long-term housing, and more are returning to the streets, an analysis of city records shows. The most common outcome is a one-way bus ticket to another city.
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After Exporting Raisins, Tech Pioneer Brought Campaign Finance Disclosures Online
David Montgomery never planned to go into software engineering and never thought he would be a trailblazer bringing campaign finance disclosures online to help hold candidates, lobbyists and committees more accountable to the public.