Monthly Archives: August 2023

Drug Dealers Spawn Shoplifting, Break-Ins and More Most of San Francisco’ problems have a common source: Open air drug markets. Easy access to drugs brought thousands of drug tourists to the city. The number of unhoused tent dwellers skyrocketed, as<br> Read More »

Van Ness at Center of Conflict On August 22 morning, the day before the rally outside of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, I received a text message from my friend who lives on the 700 block of Van Ness<br> Read More »

Plaintiff Agrees to Modify Injunction over “Voluntary Homeless” 750 people turned out to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal at 7th and Mission this morning. Surprisingly, the crucial issue underlying the injunction—the ability of someone to reject shelter or housing<br> Read More »

Ninth Circuit Judge Has Close Ties to ACLU, An Attorney in the Case On August 23 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal hears San Francisco’s appeal of the injunction allowing a right to camp in the city even when shelter<br> Read More »

It was not an April Fool’s joke. It was a miracle when Van Ness Avenue residents and businesses received the invitation to the opening of the long waited Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit project from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation<br> Read More »