Has a federal injunction really made SF homelessness worse?

Has a federal injunction really made SF homelessness worse?

City and state leaders have excoriated an injunction they claim handcuffs their ability to address proliferating homeless encampments in San Francisco. But it’s difficult to peg by any objective measure exactly how the court order — issued in December by a federal judge after homeless advocates alleged city sweeps were unconstitutional — is having… Continue reading

CAN WE BE HONEST ABOUT HOMELESSNESS?

by Randy Shaw on September 5, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) August 23 rally against SF’s federal homeless injunction Recovery Must Be Top Priority The debate about America’s homeless crisis has gone off the rails. Consider: Mayor London Breed and California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly condemned a misguided federal injunction imposed on San Francisco. Political leaders rarely weigh… Continue reading