“No Tows Without Homes”: Activists Demand More Time for RV Permit Registration and Housing as SF Enforces New Ban

Still, the new law caught many who live in large vehicles off guard 

At the same time that advocates for San Francisco’s vehicle-dwelling residents charged the City to protect RV and large vehicle residents from displacement by a parking enforcement program, City workers were removing trailers about five miles away.

On November 5, at a plaza on 16th and Harrison streets in the Mission District, members of the End Poverty Tows Coalition,

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Why Supervisor’s Scheme for Sober Supportive Housing Sucks

by Jordan Wasilewski

I am a millenial, and one of the defining moments of my generation was 9/11. There are many takes on this issue, but one thing I gleaned from the aftermath is that, despite the supposed “unity” that crises bring, there are people out there who will weaponize collective pain to push policies that are wrongheaded and cruel. I find the same holds true for San Francisco’s overdose crisis.

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A Commission to Get Rid of Commissions: How the Mayor’s Office Plans to Consolidate More Power and Erode Participatory Democracy

by Lupe Velez

On October 15, a new City-created delegation called the Commission Streamlining Task Force held its first meeting to make recommendations on several advisory and policy groups that are focused on children and youth, homelessness  and human rights, among other bodies. The Task Force reflected that the homelessness crisis is one of the biggest issues that San Francisco faces, one that Mayor Daniel Lurie has centered during his time in office.

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California Braces for ‘Devastating’ Federal Homeless Housing Cuts

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters

Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.

The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news for the California agencies tasked with fighting homelessness looms: President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to deeply cut federal funding for permanent housing. 

The news has sent counties throughout California into a panic.

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