At least 448 people in tents in Tenderloin today. That’s the most ever recorded. Up over 300% in two months. This is over 3 weeks since Mayor and EOC announced a “Tenderloin plan,” things get worse every day. Where’s the support and urgency to keep residents healthy and safe?
Drug dealing is not the primary reason for homelessness. It is due to the lack of consistent funding of mental illness and substance abuse coupled with a lack of compassion and empathy in our society. Cost of living and greed also factor in the equation.