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Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:
The city closed its last ‘safe sleeping site’ in March, and has decided to not open another—leaving RV dwellers with no place to go. We talk with people living in RVs about their fears of losing their homes.
See our back story about the fight over eliminating RV slots at a new shelter in Bayview.
The Tenderloin’s Civic Center Inn, abandoned since 2023, frustrates neighbors with its squatters, rats, garbage, and criminal activity. Read why the Rev. Paul Trudeau wants to buy it.
Once again, Sen. Scott Wiener’s state bill to allow SF police officers to write citations for illegal street vending is making its way through the State Senate.
More soon,
Sara
The Latest News
S.F. closed its last ‘safe sleeping site,’ and RV dwellers have nowhere to go
“I’m not a horrible person, I’m just trying to survive.”
Abandoned hotel frustrates neighbors—but one wants to buy it for housing
“They see it, they know it. But nobody cares.”
Back Story
Sup. Walton bristles at Lurie’s plan to expand Bayview shelter to ‘200-plus’ beds
“This is what I was afraid of.”
16th St. Plaza Crackdown
CA bill to let SFPD cite street vendors clears another hurdle
At present, a 2018 state law decriminalizing vending statewide prevents the SFPD from intervening.
SNAP
Everything is coming up roses
By Aife Murray
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