We secured a big ruling against SF's practice of seizing & destroying the survival belongings of homeless residents. Recognizing the likelihood of ongoing violations of the "bag & tag" policy, the Court granted our 2023 motion to enforce the preliminary injunction against SF.

"I have been living under some fairly infantilizing and authoritarian rules for years, and I feel that I am at a breaking point, because we often have no  place to turn when our rights are violated." streetsheet.org/psh-tenants-se…

Just because the Supreme Court ruled that sweeping camps when there's no shelter isn't unconstitutional, that doesn't mean the lawsuit against SF is over. My explainer for Street Sheet streetsheet.org/post-grants-pa…

Writer Jack Bragen has spent most of his adult life using social services for disabled people. He shares his thoughts on those systems. streetsheet.org/assessing-the-…

Penalizing our neighbors won’t reduce homelessness in San Francisco or make tents disappear. peoplestribune.org/2024/08/aggres…

We're celebrating our 35th anniversary. Let's kick it off with our annual Art Auction! streetsheet.org/artauction24-t…

The artist who created this work reveals the source of inspiration behind it. This 22" x 26" oil painting on canvas will be up for bidding at our annual art auction on September 12 at the SOMArts Cultural Center. streetsheet.org/angela/

"Heat is just as dangerous as cold." From our partners at International Network of Street Papers streetsheet.org/heat-waves-pos…

For writer Jack Bragen and other low-income people, high-tech gadgets simplify most tasks, but that convenience comes with trade-offs streetsheet.org/high-tech-a-mi…

Armando Martinez and a group of RV residents were forced to move when a long dormant parking ban resumed enforcement. They relocated to the Mission, then to the Bayview, and finally to the Excelsior District. The moves have taken a toll. streetsheet.org/driven-out-for…

"Thousands of dollars wasted on Po-Licing our homelessness, but never housing us." streetsheet.org/sweeping-us-to…

CJ Ross discusses the hoops that unhoused people must jump through to secure shelter and housing streetsheet.org/keeping-score-…

"My 56yo wife lived on the streets for two years. She could never get a place to live because she was constantly replacing the personal property taken from her and destroyed by the City of San Francisco." - Jay Bucy streetsheet.org/is-the-city-of…

Online bidding for ArtAuction24 benefiting Coalition on Homelessness starts now! You can also show up at the live auction next week, Sept. 12. See details👇

San Francisco has about 800 vacant permanent supportive housing units. Jordan Davis has suggestions on how to fill them. streetsheet.org/op-ed-lets-hou…

Unhoused people are more prone to long COVID, hospitalization and death from COVID infection. Unsheltered people are also much more likely to be criminalized for minor offenses. streetsheet.org/covid-mask-ban…

Unsheltered San Franciscans have had such essential items as IDs, work tools and mobility aids taken away in sweeps. A local body is asking the City to stop. streetsheet.org/resolution-on-…

Govs, NGOs and businesses are increasingly turning to hired guards to triage homelessness, opening a new front in the state’s housing crisis — one ripe for violence and civil rights issues, but thin on accountability and state oversight via CalMatters streetsheet.org/meth-death-and…