A Publication of the Coalition on Homelessness
The paper is published by the Coalition on Homelessness, a policy and advocacy organization that fights for housing justice and human rights of San Franciscans.
The Street Sheet is an independent street newspaper dedicated to covering issues of homelessness and poverty in San Francisco from the voices of homeless people themselves.
Street Sheet vendors sell the paper and receive 100% of everything they sell, providing them with employment and a source of income.
The Street Sheet hosts creative writing, poetry, and journalism workshops, fostering community, creativity and expression.
An Interview with Leslie Dreyer
“All good art is political! There is none that isn’t. And the ones that try hard not to be political are political by saying, ‘We love the status quo,’” – Toni Morrison (1931-2019), Rest in Power.
The world of artistic activism embraces the political nature of art, leveraging art to inspire thoughtful conversations, shape culture and drive new policy. Leslie Dreyer — an artist,
by Tracey Mixon
The San Francisco Chronicle recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions about homeless families in San Francisco. This was the question. “How many families are homeless, and what’s being done to help them?”
The Chronicle’s reply? “The 2019 one-night homeless count found 201 families (612 people), a count similar to the 2017 one-night count of 190 families (601 persons). That means 8% of the total counted homeless population is made up of families.
by Darnell Boyd
Why are the police writing tickets and taking tents when there aren’t enough shelter beds and apartments to put people in? The tent takers are exposing the homeless folks to the elements. We all know what happens when unhoused people are exposed to cold air, cold rain, and a hot sun: they get sick and have to go to the emergency room. Those who are elderly will not survive that long out there,
By Lisa Aragon
Sometimes you don’t know what to do
If you look, there will be help, that is true
Things you need are long overdue
Life does not always give us the best view
Homelessness will never be new
People that get over it are very few
Everyone is locked in some kind of zoo
Whenever you pray,
by Jennifer Friedenbach
Look around
Open eyes look back
Back back back to slavery time
Black bodies bent
Stolen bodies working stolen land
Brown First Nation bodies strewn
Stolen lives losing Stolen futures
Look around
Open eyes look forward
Forward forward forward to Reagan Trump times
Black bodies lying askew
Stolen belongings sleeping without on stolen ground
Brown bodies kidnapped and detained
Stolen futures killing stolen dreams
Look around
Open eyes see resistance
Resist resist resist to a new time
Black bodies reclaim their homes
Brown bodies reclaim their dreams
Black and brown and white unite
