After a disconcertingly long and warm Autumn, the weather has finally turned cold and wet. While we were warm and dry, enjoying the inevitable surfeit of organic heirloom turkey, or more “woke” foods, the Bay Area’s homeless were merely trying to survive.
Two Thanksgivings ago, when I last published a newsletter on this subject, the estimated homeless population in San Francisco was 6,858 based on the “point in time” (PIT) count that San Francisco and other cities are required by the federal Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) to conduct biennially. For 2019, the count is 8,011 – an increase of 17%. (The charts below is taken from the City’s executive summary). ...