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Mayor Lurie Strengthens Good Neighbor Policy to Ensure Safer, Cleaner Streets Around City-Funded Health Facilities

Holds City-Funded Housing, Health, Shelter, and Social Service Sites to Same High Standard for Street Conditions, Community Responsiveness; Builds on Progress Under Mayor Lurie’s Breaking the Cycle Plan, With Unsheltered Homelessness at Lowest Level in 15 Years

SFDPH’S WIC Program Wins Prestigious National Breastfeeding Award

Award highlighted during SFDPH’s Breastfeeding Awareness Rally, bringing families and partners together to raise awareness about the essential role of breastfeeding in lifelong health.

San Francisco Department of Public Health Encourages Families to Prioritize Vaccines and TB Screenings as New School Year Approaches

Vaccines and TB screenings are safe and effective ways to prevent illness and outbreaks in our schools and communities

Mayor Lurie Breaks Ground On $76 Million Modernization Of Public Health Center In Chinatown

Top-to-Bottom Renovation Will Deliver Seismic Upgrades at City’s Most Seismically Vulnerable Clinic Along With Dental Care Expansion, New Exam Rooms; Continues Mayor Lurie’s Investments in San Franciscans’ Healthcare Despite Federal Cuts

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

San Francisco Urges Workers to Claim SF City Option Funds Before May 2026 Deadline

The City and County of San Francisco urges workers whose employers contributed to the SF City Option program ...