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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Residents should stay informed on safety hazards and know what incidents are considered reportable emergencies during tomorrow’s celebrations, which include the San Francisco’s landmark fireworks show along the waterfront
The multi-agency Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC) launched by Mayor Breed in May 2023 and led by the SFPD has yielded significant results targeting open-air drug markets