Hi Guys,

As everyone knows, there is an abundance of homeless people in SF, and I was wondering what initiatives are in place, government funded or otherwise, to help tackle to issue?

AJ

Are the homeless people really that bad? In NY we have a similar problem as well, but its much better than it was about 10 years ago. Maybe you could write to your local government rep?

There is a Homeless Coalition that fights for rights of the homeless - to obtain services - http://www.sf-homeless-coalition.org/eng/a bout/ - I don't know anything about this Coalition. However I do know that the homeless issue is top of mind with Mayor Newsome - this is a press release from March: http://sfgov.org/site/mayor_page.asp?id=58 094

Obviously the number is waaaaaaay too high still, but it is good to see the giv adressing the problem somewhat. I think they could be more proactive, as SF is supposed to be one the most beautiful cities in the world, and while it is, the homeless people situation can intimidate some people and really detract from the SF experience. Progress is being made though, which is a good thing.

AJ