Street Sheet

06/05/2026

Spend your lunch break with our podcast!
In this episode, a harm reduction activist joins us and tells us why San Francisco's newest "sobering center" just reinforces the criminalization of homelessness and substance use. (48 min.)

Join us to discuss the opening of the RESET center in San Francisco, essentially a $21 million dollar illegal drunk tank and the city's latest attempt to criminalize homelessness and substance use. We are joined by Apple Cronk, an artist, activist...

06/05/2026

"For society to evolve and thrive, we must accept all its members, including trans individuals, for who they are — not who we wish them to be."

by Monteque Pope-LeBeau “What are you?” These are words that another person felt they could say to me. I don’t know why they thought that was OK. Maybe it was the same reasoning that drove doctors …

06/05/2026

A permanent supportive housing resident recalls her drive to include gender-neutral bathrooms in SRO buildings. It resulted in a first-of-its-kind law in SF—a victory for transgender and disabled people.

by Jordan Wasilewski If you told me when I was a little and in the closet that I would eventually get a first-of-its-kind law passed that would help transgender and disabled people, I would have la…

06/04/2026

June, in addition to being Pride Month, is also when the mayor's office announces its proposed budget.
The People's Budget Coalition is asking not only to restore funding, but to increase funding in order to sustain vital services.

Some 250 people gathered inside North Light Court at San Francisco City Hall on May 12 to deliver about 1,500 postcards to Mayor Daniel Lurie, urging him to restore $100 million in proposed cuts to…

05/20/2026

While the rest of the lawsuit will move forward, and could take months to resolve, counties should be able to access permanent housing funds in the meantime.

by Marisa Kendall/CalMatters California scored a legal victory on April 20 that, for now, undermines the Trump administration’s efforts to drastically cut funding for homeless housing.  Change…

05/19/2026

Last month, San Francisco announced plans to close down several permanent supportive housing sites. That could mean either a chance to improve PSH or displace tenants, according to one resident.

by Jordan Wasilewski When I served on the SRO Task Force as a tenant representative for two years, I was charged with the duty of meeting SRO tenants where they are at and making their lives better…

05/19/2026

HUD funding for the Emergency Housing Voucher program will expire this year, placing 920 SF households at risk of homelessness. Jessica tells us why this vital program must continue.

interview by Christian Jiminez Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) are federal rental assistance vouchers authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to help individuals and families who are ho…

05/12/2026

How does money change the lives of unhoused people even if they remain homeless? Researchers put that question to a test.

by Benjamin F. Henwood Can giving homeless people US$750 a month to use any way they choose help them move into long-term housing? I am the director of the University of Southern California Homeles…

05/12/2026

Still time to submit for our PRIDE issue in June!

05/08/2026

"I learned that no matter how deep the pit you dig for yourself, you are never out of reach."
A first-person originally published in The Tenderloin Voice.

by River For years, the rhythm of my life was measured in losses. Two to four times a month, I would lose everything. My bedrolls, my clothes, my toiletries—stolen by others on the street or swept …