RescueSF
SFNext: City residents offer solutions to S.F.’s biggest problems: homelessness, public safety
“The city should treat homelessness like a natural disaster,” said Mark Nagel (co-founder of RescueSF) ... If a natural disaster left...
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We have a crisis on our streets.
Why aren't we acting like it?
Homelessness continues to be San Francisco’s most urgent problem. With San Francisco having already spent vast resources on homelessness for decades, it is clear that something is very broken in the City’s response to this crisis. It is time for a new approach.
We want to end homelessness now
RescueSF is a citywide coalition of residents advocating for compassionate and effective solutions to homelessness in San Francisco. We are currently engaged with more than 45 neighborhood associations and community benefit districts across all eleven of the city’s electoral districts. We are independent, non-ideological, and non-partisan.
We believe that if San Francisco’s residents can unite their voices, we can break through the barriers that are unnecessarily prolonging the suffering of unhoused people on our streets. Homelessness is not just a problem of the Tenderloin, or the Bayview, or the Mission. It is a problem for all of San Francisco, and we need all residents to join together for our voices to be heard.
We are calling for change
San Franciscans feel they have no voice and are helpless to solve the city’s problems. We want to change that. As we come together, our voices will be heard.
We call on our government to address the suffering of the thousands of people living on our streets and their impact on everyone else.
Learn more about our action plan.
Upcoming Events
- Time is TBDUpcoming Events TBAMore info
- Wed, Aug 23Rally to Lift the Injunction & End Street HomelessnessMore info
- Mon, Jun 26Budget Committee Hearing: Public CommentMore info
- Wed, May 03Shelter Hearing: Calling on the Mayor to Fund 2,000 New Shelter or Temporary Housing PlacementsMore info
- Fri, Apr 28CARE Court Hearing: New Hope for Seriously Mentally IllMore infoApr 28, 2023, 10:00 AMrescuesf.org/carecourtSupport CARE Court and its community-based approach to treating those with serious mental illness (SMI). Listen to the hearing and provide Public Comment to the Committee members and the Department of Public Health officials accountable for implementing CARE Court.
- Tue, Mar 21Supervisor Hearing: Demand More ShelterMore info
- Tue, Mar 21Supervisor Hearing: Demand Shelter to End Unsheltered HomelessnessMore info
- Tue, Feb 28What We Can Do About SF's Drug Crisis (Virtual Event)More info
- Wed, Feb 15Why SF is Broken (and How to Fix it) - Hosted by TogetherSFMore info
- Wed, Feb 01What We Can Do About SF's Drug Crisis - Hosted by TogetherSFMore infoFeb 01, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PMSan Francisco, 2502 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USASan Francisco has become synonymous with open-air drug markets, increasing rates of fentanyl addiction, and daily overdose deaths. Our government’s failure to effectively respond to the drug crisis has led to visible suffering, violence, and addiction throughout the city.
- Mon, Dec 05Strategic Plan for SF Dept. of HomelessnessMore infoDec 05, 2022, 5:00 PMVia ZoomThe Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) is hosting a public Town Hall to solicit feedback from the public. This is an important opportunity for members of the community to provide feedback to HSH on improving their approach to the homelessness crisis.
- Thu, Oct 27Hearing: Treatment on DemandMore infoOct 27, 2022, 10:00 AMsfgovtv.orgOn October 27, 2022, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee is conducting a hearing on the current state of “Treatment on Demand.” Supervisors plan to ask the DPH how they will provide treatment within a reasonable timeframe and about their plan to close gaps in treatment capacity.
- Wed, Jun 08"Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope" Film Panel DiscussionMore info
- Tue, Jun 07Hearing: Full Board Vote on APAMore infoJun 07, 2022, 2:00 PMWatch www.sfgovtv.orgA Place for All (APA), a policy and a plan to shelter those on our streets, was unanimously approved by the members of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services (PSNS) Committee. It now goes to the Board of Supervisors for its final vote on June 7th.
- Thu, May 12Hearing: "A Place for All" LegislationMore infoMay 12, 2022, 10:00 AMCall-In: 415-655-0001, ID: 2490 219 9126##The ordinance would require the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to prepare an implementation plan within three months, including an estimate of how many people would be expected to accept shelter in the City and the cost of providing shelter for all people willing to accept it.
- Thu, Apr 14Hearing: Police Staffing LevelsMore info
- Wed, Apr 21SF Finance & Budget Committee MeetingMore info
- Thu, Nov 19Speaker Series: Jennifer Friedenbach & Cynthia Nagendra, “Proposition C”More info
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