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David Sjostedt

Homeless sweeps came back with a vengeance in 2024

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San Francisco made hundreds more arrests for illegal lodging. Did it make a meaningful difference? 

Stillborn baby case exposes cracks in the system for pregnant homeless women

A stillborn baby case illustrates how easily pregnant people living on San Francisco’s streets can fall through the cracks.

Investigations Editor

Matt Smith

Overdose deaths at SF’s city-funded facilities totaled 246 over two years

More than 10 people per month on average died of overdoses in the city’s supportive housing facilities and shelter-in-place hotels during 2020 and 2021.

Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

Supervisors move ahead with two hotel acquisitions for homeless housing

The city plans to pay $23 million to acquire 77 units in the Mission and Outer Mission neighborhoods for permanent supportive housing.  

Political Reporter

Mike Ege

Supervisors preview: Tourism taxes, Laguna Honda and tough questions

The board will see if it’s convinced enough hotels to continue taxing themselves in an effort to recover tourism. Also: Mayor Breed takes some potentially thorny questions.

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Homeless sweeps came back with a vengeance in 2024

Stillborn baby case exposes cracks in the system for pregnant homeless women

Overdose deaths at SF’s city-funded facilities totaled 246 over two years

Supervisors move ahead with two hotel acquisitions for homeless housing

Supervisors preview: Tourism taxes, Laguna Honda and tough questions