News Reporter

David Sjostedt

The city counts the number of homeless people one day every other year.

Readers asked if San Francisco gives its homeless residents no-strings-attached cash—The Standard answered the question.

Oral arguments for a consequential case about how cities can enforce laws around sleeping outside were heard on Monday morning.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to toss out an injunction restricting homeless sweeps but asked for some clarifications. 

The number of homeless people suffering from mental illness and other chronic health conditions in San Francisco has shot up this year.