The symposium, organized by the Public Press, was an all-day gathering of advocates, architects, journalists, activists, service providers, innovators, city officials, policymakers and homeless men and women. But, before you can solve a problem, you have to know what the problem is. And, when it comes to addressing homelessness, there’s a lot the general public should know.
Category: Housing
Posted inCity Hall, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Politics, Housing, News
Critics See Environmental Threats in State Rule Changes That Speed Housing
Some environmental advocates say long-standing state rules governing soil pollution, traffic congestion and flood control will be weakened by legislation pushed by Democratic lawmakers from San Francisco and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown that will “streamline” land-use regulations to speed housing construction.
Posted inEconomy & Business, Health, Homelessness, Housing
Community Voices: Your Ideas for Addressing Homelessness
We asked readers for their ideas on how to address homelessness in the city. Here’s some of what they said. What would you do?
Posted inHomelessness, Housing, Neighborhoods
Two Women, One Homeless, Team Up on a Small Housing Experiment
A 44-year-old retired firefighter calls herself a “guinea pig” in an experiment to create more shelter for homeless people in San Francisco. For the foreseeable future, she said, how she handles herself will “make or break” a pilot project involving a tiny dwelling on a private lot.
Posted inCommunity, Homelessness, Housing, LGBTQ+, Social Justice, Social Services, Solving Homelessness: Ideas for Ending a Crisis
Host Homes Could Get Young Adults Off Streets
San Francisco has the highest percentage of unsheltered youths in the nation — more than 1,200 between 18 and 24 years old, at last count. Host homes could get many off the streets. Would you welcome a homeless youth into your home?
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Homelessness, Housing, News, Solving Homelessness: Ideas for Ending a Crisis
Local and National Efforts to End Youth Homelessness
Efforts to end youth homeless began in earnest in 1974, when Congress passed legislation that changed the national approach to helping at-risk youths.
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 inBay Area, Community, Economy & Business, Homelessness, Housing, News, Solving Homelessness: Ideas for Ending a Crisis
Private Capital Takes a Risk to Help House Neediest
Since their debut seven years ago, “social impact bonds” have generated $200 million in the United States and 14 other countries toward programs to reduce homelessness and related social problems. San Jose has already tapped into this new funding source, and San Francisco may in the future.
Posted inEconomy & Business, Homelessness, Housing, Land use, Neighborhoods, News, Solving Homelessness: Ideas for Ending a Crisis
No Vacancy for the Homeless
Dozens of residential hotels have rooms to spare, but it is a seller’s market, and city officials cannot force owners to rent. At last count, 4,353 people were unsheltered in San Francisco, with 1,827 empty rooms in private SROs.