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David Sjostedt

San Francisco has 363 homeless kids waiting for shelter ahead of Christmas

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The city has seen a surge of family homelessness in recent months while the city’s largest emergency family shelter is full, according to the nonprofit that runs the facility.

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Kevin Truong

Dreamforce 2023: Marc Benioff tells San Francisco to enforce laws, hire cops

Last month, the Salesforce CEO said the event’s 21-year run in the city could end if it were impacted by homelessness and open-air drug use. 

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Max Harrison-Caldwell

He named his contracting business after Elon Musk. He has major regrets

A refugee from Ukraine, Steve Riabov escaped war, torture, and homelessness to start a company inspired by his idol. Now, he says, "I hate it."

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Jesse Rogala

Watch: SF drug and homeless nonprofits given huge amounts of money in 2022

As the year draws to a close, San Franciscans are hopeful that 2023 will bring solutions to the two major shadows cast over the city’s well-being: homelessness and drug addiction. 

Explainer: Gov. Newsom’s controversial plan to compel people into drug, mental health treatment

Gov. Newsom, the former mayor of San Francisco, pointed to his hometown’s crises around homelessness and mental health, and how the state overall has reached a breaking point. 

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San Francisco has 363 homeless kids waiting for shelter ahead of Christmas

Dreamforce 2023: Marc Benioff tells San Francisco to enforce laws, hire cops

He named his contracting business after Elon Musk. He has major regrets

Watch: SF drug and homeless nonprofits given huge amounts of money in 2022

Explainer: Gov. Newsom’s controversial plan to compel people into drug, mental health treatment