The numbers are in: SF homeless population rose 30% since 2017

[tacobell fan]

San Francisco’s appalling homeless problem seemed to worsen only modestly compared to the rest of the Bay Area when the city released its preliminary homeless-count numbers in May. The first glimpse showed a 17% uptick — not great, sure, but not as bad as Alameda County’s 43% rise. Or Santa Clara’s 31% increase.

Turns out the news wasn’t quite so rosy.

The final report released Friday, in the middle of a holiday weekend, shows that the street-count increase would actually be 30% if the city had used the same standards for counting as it had in past years.

San Francisco now has 9,784 unhoused residents compared with the last biennial count taken in 2017 of 7,499, according to the report. But the city pegged the latest total, based on a one-night tally taken in January, at 8,011, the same number revealed in the May report.

That preliminary May number was calculated using federal guidelines that don’t include people the city has traditionally counted in jails, hospitals and rehabilitation facilities — a tradition the city is now ending.

By sticking to federal guidelines instead of the broader definitions San Francisco has used for many years, 1,773 people are excluded from the count total.

The additional tally of 1,773 people is still in the 76-page report. But it’s in a supplemental section on page 66.

Several regional and statewide homeless policy directors welcomed San Francisco’s switch to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s guidelines, but San Francisco’s leading homeless advocate said she thought it wasn’t the right move.

“We really need to compare apples to apples,” said Jennifer Friedenbach, head of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness. “The helpfulness of the count is that we are comparing those apples to apples, so at least we’re comparing year to year — but now that’s not entirely the case.”

[pittagoda]

Just now, tacobell fan said:

San Francisco’s appalling homeless problem seemed to worsen only modestly compared to the rest of the Bay Area when the city released its preliminary homeless-count numbers in May. The first glimpse showed a 17% uptick — not great, sure, but not as bad as Alameda County’s 43% rise. Or Santa Clara’s 31% increase.

Turns out the news wasn’t quite so rosy.

The final report released Friday, in the middle of a holiday weekend, shows that the street-count increase would actually be 30% if the city had used the same standards for counting as it had in past years.

San Francisco now has 9,784 unhoused residents compared with the last biennial count taken in 2017 of 7,499, according to the report. But the city pegged the latest total, based on a one-night tally taken in January, at 8,011, the same number revealed in the May report.

That preliminary May number was calculated using federal guidelines that don’t include people the city has traditionally counted in jails, hospitals and rehabilitation facilities — a tradition the city is now ending.

By sticking to federal guidelines instead of the broader definitions San Francisco has used for many years, 1,773 people are excluded from the count total.

The additional tally of 1,773 people is still in the 76-page report. But it’s in a supplemental section on page 66.

Several regional and statewide homeless policy directors welcomed San Francisco’s switch to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s guidelines, but San Francisco’s leading homeless advocate said she thought it wasn’t the right move.

“We really need to compare apples to apples,” said Jennifer Friedenbach, head of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness. “The helpfulness of the count is that we are comparing those apples to apples, so at least we’re comparing year to year — but now that’s not entirely the case.”

The situation is so bad. I used to live there in 2010-2012 and last two weeks vella and it is disgusting .

[tacobell fan]

Just now, pittagoda said:

The situation is so bad. I used to live there in 2010-2012 and last two weeks vella and it is disgusting .

Pricing and cost of living control lo lekapothe it will continue to get worst. 

[Gaali_Gottam_Govinda]

Recession vachindi ante half of SFO will be homeless........... Most overpriced $hitty city in America....... 300K in SFO is equal to 140K in Dallas or Austin or Atlanta

[Guttermost]

20 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

San Francisco’s appalling homeless problem seemed to worsen only modestly compared to the rest of the Bay Area when the city released its preliminary homeless-count numbers in May. The first glimpse showed a 17% uptick — not great, sure, but not as bad as Alameda County’s 43% rise. Or Santa Clara’s 31% increase.

Turns out the news wasn’t quite so rosy.

The final report released Friday, in the middle of a holiday weekend, shows that the street-count increase would actually be 30% if the city had used the same standards for counting as it had in past years.

San Francisco now has 9,784 unhoused residents compared with the last biennial count taken in 2017 of 7,499, according to the report. But the city pegged the latest total, based on a one-night tally taken in January, at 8,011, the same number revealed in the May report.

That preliminary May number was calculated using federal guidelines that don’t include people the city has traditionally counted in jails, hospitals and rehabilitation facilities — a tradition the city is now ending.

By sticking to federal guidelines instead of the broader definitions San Francisco has used for many years, 1,773 people are excluded from the count total.

The additional tally of 1,773 people is still in the 76-page report. But it’s in a supplemental section on page 66.

Several regional and statewide homeless policy directors welcomed San Francisco’s switch to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s guidelines, but San Francisco’s leading homeless advocate said she thought it wasn’t the right move.

“We really need to compare apples to apples,” said Jennifer Friedenbach, head of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness. “The helpfulness of the count is that we are comparing those apples to apples, so at least we’re comparing year to year — but now that’s not entirely the case.”

Most of cities run by dems  will turn in to .....just it is a start ....

[pittagoda]

33 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

Pricing and cost of living control lo lekapothe it will continue to get worst. 

All the tech companies will move out too. Taxation problem ani even people from NY are moving to Florida or Texas. 

[LastManStanding]

Global Warming is the reason antunna @kevinUsa

[dasara_bullodu]

1 hour ago, Gaali_Gottam_Govinda said:

Recession vachindi ante half of SFO will be homeless........... Most overpriced $hitty city in America....... 300K in SFO is equal to 140K in Dallas or Austin or Atlanta

Agreed...  the the city is not even half good as Boston and overhyped by computer scientists