THE CENTER SQUARE—San Francisco started its ban on county-funded cash assistance for individuals with substance abuse disorders who refuse to engage in treatment.
Measure F, approved by voters in March 2024, applies to the $714 per month payments to housed low-income adults, and $109 per month to homeless individuals who have been in San Francisco for more than 30 days.
Under outgoing Mayor London Breed, San Francisco has significantly cracked down on homelessness, using a new Supreme Court ruling to begin enforcing anti-camping ordinances. As a result, the number of homeless tents has declined by 60% since peaking in 2023.
Critics said that while homeless are leaving their tents, they’re still staying in the city.
With 75% of unsheltered homeless surveyed in a California Policy Lab analysis saying they have a drug or alcohol addiction, and 78% saying…
