"Stopping property destruction alone won’t offer unhoused people true dignity, safety and a path forward. Real improvements require a sustained commitment to housing — and health care — in policy and practice, not just words."

Donald Trump's edict to police homelessness in D.C. is more than an attack on unhoused people. It's also an attempt to roll back advances in the housing movement's struggle. www.streetsheet.org/trumps-attac...

"Who is San Francisco a city for?" - Maria Zavala She needs a place for her daughter to recover from surgery, but city bureaucracy stands in her way www.streetsheet.org/todos-somos-...

"I don’t think [those responsible for the sweeps] would like people going into their homes and doing what they do to us out here." - Heather Lee, on city workers constantly seizing her possessions in sweeps www.streetsheet.org/rest-in-powe...

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The vibes on Bluesky are always a bit, er, different on the weekends but this weekend has been cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Is Facebook down or something?

More than 50 years ago, Compton's Cafeteria at 111 Taylor St. saw an uprising against police brutality and harassment toward LGBTQ+ people. Now, a private prison company runs the site. A group of trans activists hopes to turn it into a community hub. www.streetsheet.org/activists-se...

When a government cuts a social service, it's not just something to note in the news and shrug -- suffering increases. California might slash funding for a vital peer counseling line. www.streetsheet.org/saving-the-c...

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Today's the deadline to get a Real ID for particular uses, such as boarding airline flights and entering federal government buildings. Here's a piece I wrote two years ago on how the lack of identification sets unhoused people back. #WaybackWednesday #WBW www.streetsheet.org/lose-your-id...

Here are a few things that the federal government has ignored at the federal level, but should address to prevent homelessness from growing further. www.streetsheet.org/three-ways-t...

An anti-criminalization bill represents a robust response but to get the bill out of committee, the author had to strike out parts of the legislation www.streetsheet.org/despite-legi...

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee sent Matt Dorsey's proposed "Recovery First" ordinance to the full board, but not before the measure went through redefining the term "recovery" and dozens of harm reduction advocates sounded off first. www.streetsheet.org/dorseys-reco...

Since 1990, city police departments have been given more than $7.5 billion worth of retired military equipment straight from the U.S. Department of Defense. But who faces the brunt of these attempts to militarize our police force? Homeless folks, of course! www.streetsheet.org/what-militar...

"When WRAP says 'we,' we literally mean every single group and person that built and sustained our community organization for the past 20 years!" - @withouthousing.bsky.social www.streetsheet.org/wrap-hits-a-...

San Francisco's economic forecast is dire. But downsizing our homeless support will result in greater costs to our emergency management, physical and behavioral health systems, community safety and addiction recovery efforts. www.streetsheet.org/keeping-san-...

"A lot of us don't want to keep getting high. We are looking for help or housing." www.streetsheet.org/an-alternati...

Political oppression pushed Juan, Maria and their daughters from Venezuela to Colombia to the United States, where their future remains uncertain. Via @denvervoice.bsky.social and INSP www.streetsheet.org/love-on-the-...

"It's illegal to sleep in the city now if you don't have a home, or even sit or lie down -- and that's exhausting." www.streetsheet.org/the-underbel...

No matter where you go, there will be people who use intimidation to get what they want www.streetsheet.org/bullies-seek...

Despite increased opposition from the federal government, San Francisco must still lead the way, meet people where they are, and use proven solutions. www.streetsheet.org/housing-firs...

Homeless people and advocates worry about what's in store during Trump's new term. Via @theinsp.bsky.social www.streetsheet.org/what-the-tru...

San Francisco staff sometimes complied with a policy designed to help unhoused people retain essential items, new records show. Despite logging 126 encampment clearings over 3 months, the city recorded just 11 signed acknowledgements from homeless people. www.sfpublicpress.org/new-records-...

Psychiatrists and medical professionals exert a lot of power over their patients, leaving them at a disadvantage, this contributor writes www.streetsheet.org/mental-healt...

The heads of four homeless households ask the mayor to approve 175 requests for housing subsidies www.streetsheet.org/humanitarian...

“All the other places are doing the same thing. 'So where do you want me to go? Where do you want me to hide out?’” - Linda Vazquez, unhoused San Franciscan www.streetsheet.org/look-theres-...

Opponents of a mental health jail in Sacramento see the "pause" in the plan as a win -- but still see plenty of work and struggle ahead www.streetsheet.org/cant-get-wel...

Is it possible that the same energy and resources San Francisco expends on drug raids and the police-riddled "triage center" could be better spent on treatment on demand and Housing First initiatives? www.streetsheet.org/the-city-set...

Street Speak delves into the intersectionality of homelessness and the lived Black experience touching on the legacy of redlining and segregation (54 min.) www.streetsheet.org/street-speak...

Last week, a pair of unhoused families were ordered to leave their shelter by the end of today. Now, they get to stay where they are. My story here. www.streetsheet.org/unhoused-fam...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure www.streetsheet.org/grab-bars-in...

Drug treatment advocates have some questions for the SF Police Commission about the Jessie Street Project www.streetsheet.org/re-community...

San Francisco clients encountering a problem at their shelters have this resource available to them. www.streetsheet.org/fyi-for-san-...

Life in a homeless shelter can be complicated. If you're a client who has been mistreated, harassed or discriminated against at a shelter in California, here are some resources. Courtesy of @calmatters.org www.streetsheet.org/resources-fo...

As homelessness rises in CA, govts keep relying on shelters to get people off the streets. But the conditions inside, plus low housing rates, now have some experts and even shelter executives calling for a new approach. Courtesy of @calmatters.org. #longread www.streetsheet.org/volunteer-ja...

SF workers have been confiscating and holding unhoused peoples’ property, including wheelchairs and tents, more often. At the same time, the number of items retrieved has stagnated. https://www.sfpublicpress.org/city-seizing-more-wheelchairs-tents-from-unhoused-people-data-shows/

Restoring the shelter waitlist and adding housing subsidies are among the demands of unhoused families in San Francisco. www.streetsheet.org/families-dem...

Anti-displacement activists argue that the largely Latinx occupants of a Mission Street building, which burned down in 2015, have a right to return to the rebuilt property. But the SF planning commission could approve a luxury condo development instead. www.streetsheet.org/la-muerte-in...

Past budget proposals from Donald Trump's previous administration signal threats to poverty programs. This is the time to organize, say activists. www.streetsheet.org/we-must-orga...

Permanent supportive housing is a key element to San Francisco's homelessness response, a writer reminds San Francisco's new mayor. www.streetsheet.org/an-open-lett...

"You're a bad person, and you should be punished." Those negative messages get hammered in you when you're incarcerated and continue when you're released. www.streetsheet.org/imprisonment...

Months after its Supreme Court win, Grants Pass violates state law and discriminates against people with disabilities, according to the complaint www.streetroots.org/news/2025/01...

It’s rarely mentioned when these increasingly common disasters occur how they impact houseless residents www.streetsheet.org/its-an-emerg...

“Often black history is not recorded, it’s forgotten about, this keeps us from knowing what direction to go in the future” – Huey P. Newton www.streetsheet.org/black-histor...

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