March Heat Wave Shows City Must Keep PSH Residents Cool in Face of Climate Change

by Jordan Wasilewski 

In 2020, one of my earlier Street Sheet pieces focused on two material issues relating to permanent supportive housing (PSH) and SROs that were especially relevant at the moment: The lack of air conditioning or cooling systems for tenants during a heat wave and no WiFi during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic is over for a vast majority of people. Senior & Disability Action are still pushing for WiFi in SROs and permanent supportive housing,

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A New Homelessness Strategy is Sweeping California

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters

Homelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.

Maybe the way out of California’s homelessness crisis is to prevent it in the first place,  rather than focusing only on people who have already lost their housing. 

That’s the thinking behind a program in Santa Clara County — and others like it around the state — that has gained traction and will soon test its strategy beyond California. 

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How ICE Deportations are Impacting People Experiencing Homelessness in DC 

By Katie Doran and Annemarie Cuccia

Photo by Madi Koesler

Last summer, a DC resident was looking for apartments to rent with his newly received housing voucher. The man, who Street Sense is not identifying to protect his family’s privacy and the outreach organization that he worked with, was born in El Salvador. His parents brought him to the US more than 20 years ago,

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Streamlining the City Government Could Hand More Power to the Mayor at the People’s Expense

by Lupe Velez

Proposed changes to decision-making and advisory bodies might tilt the balance of power in favor of the Mayor’s Office. Creative Commons image by Blaine A. White.

In the latest development regarding the future of the city’s commissions and committees, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman proposed three ballot propositions that boost executive power this month. If these measures pass,

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Rest in Power, Adam Reichart a.k.a. Narcan Man

Vendor badges of Adam Reichart with his photo and buade number 159 lying on top of a copy of the Street Sheet newspaper

by Jonathan Reichart

January 19, 1970–February 6, 2026

Adam John Reichart was born January 19, 1970 to John and Linda Reichart in Buffalo, New York. Adam passed on February 6, 2026 and is survived by his brothers, Aric Reichart and Allan Smith; sister Sophia Dahn; three children, Jonathan, Trevor and Kennedy Reichart; and eight grandchildren.

Adam was a happy individual who was always willing to help someone and give the shirt off his back,

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