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Mayor Lurie Announces Record-Low Number Of Tent Encampments, Large Vehicles On San Francisco Streets

Quarterly Count Marks Record-Low Number of Encampments for the Fourth Time and Finds Number of Tents and Structures Down 53% Under Lurie Administration; New RESET Center Has Served Hundreds of People in First Month, With Nearly One-Third Agreeing to Accept Care and Police Officers Returning to Streets in Under 20 Minutes; Follows San Francisco Reaching Lowest Level of Unsheltered Homelessness in 15 Years Under Mayor Lurie’s Breaking the Cycle Plan

Mayor Lurie, First Lady Prowda Invite San Franciscans To Sign Up For Citywide Day Of Service

One City Day Service Projects Across All 11 Supervisorial Districts Invite Neighbors Across City to Connect, Serve Their Communities; Continues Mayor Lurie and First Lady Prowda’s Work to Bring Service, Accountability, Change to City Hall

Mayor Lurie Announces San Francisco Has Reached Lowest Level Of Unsheltered Homelessness In 15 Years

Preliminary 2026 PIT Count Shows 22% Decline in Unsheltered Homelessness, 85% Fewer People in Tents, 4% Overall Decline Since 2024; Sweeping Transformation of City’s Homelessness and Behavioral Health Response Under Mayor Lurie’s Breaking the Cycle Plan Has Gotten More People off Street, Into Treatment, and on Path to Stability; Results Reflect Mayor’s Efforts to Expand Street Outreach, Shelter, and Treatment; Creation of Crisis Stabilization and RESET Centers; Integration of Healthcare and Homelessness

Mayor Lurie Builds On Momentum Of Neighborhood Street Teams, Announces Next Phase Of Coordinated Street Outreach To Improve Street Conditions

Consolidation of Street Outreach Under Department of Public Health Will Continue Work of Connecting People in Crisis to Care and Making Public Spaces Welcoming for San Franciscans; Integration of Siloed Teams Last Year Led to 40% Increase in Shelter Placements and 40% Faster 311 Response Times Under Neighborhood-Based “Team of Teams” Model; Continues Mayor Lurie’s Work Through Breaking the Cycle Plan to Transform City’s Response to Homelessness and Behavioral Health Challenges

Mayor Lurie Outlines Preparations to Keep San Franciscans and Visitors Safe During Super Bowl LX Week

As City Prepares to Welcome the World to San Francisco, Clean, Safe Streets Will Remain Priority; Follows Successful NBA All-Star Game and Summer of Music, Safest Chinese New Year Parade on Record in 2025.

Mayor Lurie Launches Breaking The Cycle Fund To Deliver Transformation Of City's Behavioral Health and Homelessness Response

As City Faces Historic Budget Deficit, Fund Launches With $37.5 Million in Initial Private Funding Commitments. Mayor Lurie’s Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance—Passed 10-1 by Board of Supervisors—Unlocked Path to Leveraging Private Funds to Tackle Behavioral Health and Homelessness Crisis

Mayor Lurie Participates in Emergency Preparedness Exercise, Demonstrates Innovative Firefighting Technology

High-Pressure Fire Hydrant System and St. Francis Fireboat Are Critical Tools for Protecting San Francisco in Event of a Fire

Mayor Breed Announces Return of San Francisco's Annual Interfaith Winter Shelter Program

The Interfaith Winter Shelter Program will rotate between five different locations across San Francisco, providing additional beds and meals for people experiencing homelessness beginning today throughout the winter season

Mayor Breed Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Loma Prieta Earthquake, Highlighting Seismic and Safety Infrastructure Improvements

Since the 1989 earthquake, San Francisco has invested more than $20 billion in seismically retrofitting City-owned infrastructure and buildings and implemented retrofit programs that have improved the safety for thousands of residents and buildings citywide

San Francisco's Tent Count Down 60%, Hits Lowest Level Since Before 2018

Quarterly tent count found 242 tents and structures on City streets after encampment teams help over 950 people into shelter from encampments since the start of 2024