TOP “NO ON C” CONTRIBUTORS

(as of Oct. 31, 2018, from SF Ethics Commission)

1. Stripe – $419,999
2. Visa – $225,000
3. Paul Graham – $150,000
4. SF Forward – $135,422
5. Jack Dorsey – $125,000
6. Lyft – $100,000
7. Charles Schwab – $100,000
8. Michael Moritz – $100,000
9. Hotel Council of SF PAC – $50,000
10. Committee on Jobs –

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With 7500 people on the streets in San Francisco according to the 2017 San Francisco Point in Time Homeless Count, organizations are eager to create unique and innovative solutions to end the homelessness crisis in San Francisco.  While some nonprofit organizations focus on advertising services available to homeless San Franciscans, ShelterTech believes in giving people access to technological tools which inform them of resources they can use to exit homelessness.  ShelterTech is an all-volunteer organization founded in 2016 by Darcel Jackson,

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San Joaquin Democratic Assemblymember Susan Eggman and Senator Scott Wiener, recently authored legislation championed emphatically by San Francisco mayor London Breed. Assembly Bill 186 was a bill that would have provided safe injection sites for the intravenous drug-using population of San Francisco. It began its uphill battle three years ago as a bill that would allow all 58 counties throughout California to independently run safe injection site programs, also referred to as safe consumption centers.

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On October 19th, the United Nations Special Rapporteur to the Right to Adequate Housing, Lelani Farha, released her new report documenting the “global scandal” of homeless encampments. In January of 2017, Farha spent time in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California to meet with unhoused residents and housed advocates and described the conditions as “cruel and inhumane”. The only U.S. cities explicitly called out for violations in the UN’s report on global homelessness are San Francisco and Oakland.

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One common issue for urban households is lack of leisure space.  Often, urban development emphasizes car traffic over pedestrian accessibility, Los Angeles is a case in point; it’s very difficult to move around the city without a car.  For kids, this often means more time spent indoors than exercising and spending time with their friends outside. This issue is compounded with kids who live in more dangerous neighborhoods, where parents may not feel comfortable letting their kids play outside alone.

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The Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights announced on September 23 that it has sent a strong message to local governments about human rights violations.  The action was taken following the presentation of a detailed report and resolution presented to the Commission by Homeless Action!, a homeless rights advocacy group in Santa Rosa.  The report cited evidence of systematic and pervasive violations of at least seven articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which safeguards basic standards of living for the health and well-being of people in the event of unemployment,

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