Mayor Daniel Lurie was elected on a platform of cleaning up San Francisco’s streets, in particular dealing with drugs and homelessness. He’s been claiming some successes recently.
The number of homeless tents are at the lowest levels on record. Every San Franciscan deserves clean, safe streets—and every person deserves a path to stability. We will be relentless until everyone is safe and feels safe. https://t.co/8eKVJgWiHq
— Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 (@DanielLurie) April 15, 2025
There really are fewer tents visible around the city though that arguably has a lot to do with a decision by the conservative Supreme Court.
In April 2020, the number of tents peaked at 1,108, falling to 383 by April 2021, before rising again to 609 in July 2023. Former Mayor London Breed began enforcing anti-camping laws after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling…
