San Francisco Department of Emergency Management

Homeless Tents in San Francisco Down By 60% According To New City Count

October 10, 2024 1:20 pmOctober 10, 2024 1:20 pm

The City and County of San Francisco announced on Thursday that the number of homeless tents in the city fell by 60% since the last count in July 2023, marking the fewest number of tents in the city since 2018....

60% of Homeless Vagrants in San Francisco Refusing Shelter

December 14, 2023 6:59 pmDecember 14, 2023 6:59 pm

According to new data released by San Francisco Mayor London Breed and street outreach teams from the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT), 60% of all homeless people who were offered shelter...

Over Half Of San Francisco’s Homeless Refused Shelter Space According To New City Data

August 4, 2023 2:33 amAugust 4, 2023 2:34 am

New data released by the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management on Thursday found that 54% of homeless people in the city decline shelter, a figure that has been touted by many as helping explain why San Francisco’s homeless problem...

Homeless Advocates Sue San Francisco To End Homeless Encampment Sweeps

September 29, 2022 2:20 amSeptember 28, 2022 8:54 pm

A lawsuit by a coalition of homeless advocates was filed by the ACLU and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area against the City and County of San Francisco on Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed in...

San Francisco Advises Resident To Not Call 911 Unless For A Life-Threatening Emergency

January 11, 2022 2:19 amJanuary 10, 2022 9:49 pm

Over the recent weekend, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised city residents to not call 911 unless it was for a life-threatening medical emergency due to both the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the area,...