Drug Addiction and Homelessness in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

Human Tragedy in the Tenderloin

Is it too late to save San Francisco from the “Doom Loop?” I spent several days in the Tenderloin and other neighborhoods decimated by homelessness, drug overdose deaths, and mental illness. This human tragedy is being further exacerbated by failed public polices like “housing first” and “harm reduction.”

But there are now several people on the ground trying to change this narrative and the direction of the city. Thank you Tom Wolf, JJ Smith, Erica Sandberg, Darren Stallcup, Ricci Wynne, and Stanley Roberts for showing me what’s really happening on the ground.