As California’s population grows older, more people need help aging in place. This is especially true of veterans, a demographic with higher-than-average rates of homelessness. Over two years ago, Swords to Plowshares launched a pilot program offering enhanced services and staffing in subsidized housing to help veterans stay healthy and housed. Early results are promising, but future funding remains uncertain as the Trump admin moves away from long-term housing solutions.
Category: Government & Politics
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Homelessness, Housing
HUD Scrambles Homelessness Funding Twice in One Month, Throwing Local Service Providers Into Uncertainty
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has abruptly rescinded a plan to overhaul how it funds local programs serving the homeless, leaving cities unsure how or when billions of federal homelessness dollars will be disbursed.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics
Critics Say Mayor’s Secrecy Over Trump Call Undermines Public Trust
Open-government experts and civic leaders are questioning why Mayor Daniel Lurie is withholding records of a phone call with President Donald Trump that reportedly halted a federal immigration enforcement surge, saying the secrecy undermines public trust amid worries about threats to city residents’ civil rights.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Politics
Trump Homelessness Order Threatens to Overrun SF Hospitals, Jails
A presidential executive order issued in July focused on homelessness could put increased pressure on San Francisco’s hospitals and jails, which are already over capacity.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics
Mayor’s Office Shields Details of Call That Supposedly Defused Conflict With Trump
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office is refusing to release records of his the phone call with President Trump the evening of Oct. 22, which, he claimed, halted a planned federal immigration enforcement surge in the city.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Government & Politics, Health
Effects of Research Funding Cuts Ripple Through San Francisco Labs, Clinics and Lives
Federal funding cuts to medical research and new rules for grants are dismantling projects at the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center, two of the nation’s leading research hubs.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Immigration, Law & Justice, Public Safety
SFPD Training for Responding to ICE Activity Is Sparse, Records Show
As federal agents detain more immigrants in San Francisco, and activists protest and sometimes intervene in arrests, records shed light on the limited training that local police receive to address at times volatile confrontations.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Health, Immigration, LGBTQ+, Social Justice
SF’s Transgender Residents Still Face Threats, Even in Sanctuary City
As the Trump administration attacks transgender rights and care, some who moved to San Francisco for protection face the very challenges they tried to flee.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, California, Government & Politics, Health
Looming Medicaid Cuts Threaten San Francisco’s Safety Net
Experts warn that federal funding reductions would jeopardize in-home support, block access to care and drive more patients to ERs.