"Unhoused individuals are not a blight to be removed; they are people who need help. They have problems, but they are not the problem." Amen Robert Karron. Amen. Voices from the homeless community along Venice Boulevard latimes.com/opinion/story/…

nytimes.com/2021/07/26/opi…

Moving over 2000 seniors into tourist hotels to avoid harm from Covid has given us an unprecedented opportunity to improve health and housing. Listen to the great story from Angela Johnston from KALW. SF Dept. of Homelessness & Supportive Housing USICHgov UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative NatlHCHCouncil kalw.org/news/2021-08-3…

Housing seniors during Covid Part 2. Serving most but identifying the gaps in what Medicaid can offer. Thanks so much Angela Johnston KALW Mitch Katz, MD NatlHCHCouncil USICHgov End Homelessness UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative kalw.org/news/2021-09-0…

A blast from the past. Angela Johnston

Single payer? ✔️Healthcare system paying for room and board (but not rent) ✔️Reduce cost, improve outcomes, advance freedom ✔️ Way to be San Mateo! Angela Johnston KALW NatlHCHCouncil End Homelessness CSH End Homelessness UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative kalw.org/news/2021-09-0…

Will Dems Choose the Market or the Evidence? by Lisbeth B. Schorr link.medium.com/69ksHAdpzkb

Substance use disorder can be a precipitant of homelessness, but it doesn't DRIVE it overall. W. Virginia leads the nation in drug overdose deaths, yet has one of the lowest rates of homelessness Ned Resnikoff notes in a blog rebutting a piece in The Atlantic homelessness.ucsf.edu/blog/how-atlan…

More reason to embrace that the combo of fentanyl and amphetamines is NOT because dealers are sloppy. Everyone needs love and speed makes you feel alone. Housing makes safety. nytimes.com/2021/12/06/opi…

Why is this program highlighted in the NYTimes? Haven’t we left the idea of “housing readiness” behind in the 1990s? Give me a break. #housingfirst. nytimes.com/2021/12/06/opi…

Holding the VA accountable. “A bed is not a home.” kcrw.com/news/shows/gre…. UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Vets Advocacy Community Solutions

Agreed but don’t assume that reporters accurately quote the people they interview.

San Mateo County is near "functional zero" homelessness. Kevin Fagan explains how they got there: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development believes in second chances. We believe that people are more than their records. We believe housing is key.

From the Underground to Public Health Policy: A History of Harm Reduction in San Francisco kqed.org/news/11911092/… A trip down memory lane. The answer to save lives in SF is a safe consumption site. We need to be bold and brave to save lives...again. @alexhkral Dan Ciccarone

Come on San Francisco. Let's do this. Heather Knight @alexhkral We went inside NYC sites that allow drug use and save lives. Why is San Francisco failing to act? sfchronicle.com/projects/2022/…

Retweet if you want Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign SB 57 into law, the lifesaving bill that would open overdose prevention programs in California. Research and evidence show that overdose prevention centers save lives, yet we are hearing rumors that Gov. Newsom may VETO SB 57.

One of my proudest moments over 33 years as a civil servant was looking out my window in Feb 2014 and seeing thousands of newly married couples. Gavin Newsom can lead once again, follow science and prove he is leader for the people. Sign #SB57! Safe Consumptions Sites Now!

A fantastic article by one of the great thinkers of our time. Paying for rent with Medicaid is just a necessary workaround to a broken poverty support system. nytimes.com/2023/03/09/mag…

Really staggering data here: