News Reporter

Garrett Leahy

It was supposed to be luxury homes, but a long-vacant plot in Downtown is occupied only by a homeless encampment.

Regulars said the longtime Sunday ritual in Bernal Heights draws everyone from antique dealers to handymen to people nursing hangovers.  

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

Business leaders, government officials and the tourism industry are anxious to counter the narrative that San Francisco is dying.

Whistleblower complaints in the first quarter of 2023 ranged from cannabis grown on city property to fake overtime reports and assault.