Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Two housing projects have faced challenges over competing theories on tackling the homelessness and fentanyl crisis.

Supportive housing providers have evicted 774 people since 2018, according to the city’s homelessness department. 

San Francisco’s ‘Muffin Man’ started a national movement to hand out muffins to people experiencing homelessness.

Filed by the Coalition on Homelessness, the lawsuit seeks to block encampment sweeps and incentivize production of more affordable housing. 

Voter priorities on crime, housing and homelessness translated to key splits in who people will support for district attorney.