San Francisco Reports 15-Year Low in Street Homelessness as Mayor Lurie Expands Shelters
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Updated · The New York Times · May 13
San Francisco Reports 15-Year Low in Street Homelessness as Mayor Lurie Expands Shelters
5 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 13
Street homelessness in San Francisco has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, Mayor Daniel Lurie said, citing a visible decline in tents along blocks such as Sixth Street.
Many people who had been living on sidewalks or in encampments moved indoors into shelters, treatment centers and other facilities, according to the mayor's announcement.
Lurie, 16 months into office, has pushed a more centrist strategy that pairs new recovery-focused shelter capacity with required counseling for clean-drug supplies and police referrals to crisis centers.
The drop gives fresh support to Lurie's argument that San Francisco's long-running image as a symbol of urban disorder is easing under a business-friendly administration backed by moderate local officials.
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