I manage SF’s ‘Pit Stop’ program—here’s why public bathrooms matter
By Hollie Garrett on Pit Stop facilities are spread across 30 different locations in 13 districts throughout San Francisco.
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Staying connected: homelessness and the digital divide
By Hollie Garrett on Phones are not just luxuries—they are lifelines.
Three Bay Area cities change sweep tactics after Newsom’s executive order
By Aaron Stevens on Despite liberal opposition to the Supreme Court ruling, a number of prominent Democrats are changing policy to be more aligned with the verdict.
From Oakland to Frisco, ‘solutions’ created by politricksters are killing us, not housing us
By Tiny on These “solutions” to homelessness—created “about us but without us”—are not only bound to fail, but bound to harm, often leading to our deaths.
San Francisco activists say: No to APEC!
By Joemae Santos on Image courtesy of Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP). This year, San Francisco will host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Jojo: singer, writer, free spirit
By Emma Arnesty-Good on JoJo doesn’t always consider herself homeless. The twenty-nine-year-old prefers to live outside of that label. “I consider myself a part
Trials and Tribulations of Homeless Folks in San Francisco Courts
After spending 30 days in jail, a 52-year-old homeless man was sentenced to three years probation for illegal lodging, or sleeping outdoors. “A tired homeless man faced up to three years in prison for dozing off on a milk crate,” said Elisa Della-Piana. “Prison! For sleeping while sitting up…”
A Modest Proposal to Drive Away the Poor for the Sake of the Tourists
Virtually everything about capitalism says that only the top one percent of upper-income people really count, while the 99% who struggle for everything don’t deserve to even survive. The Occupy movement is trying to point out this flaw in a very concrete way by camping out and protesting.