Residents and business owners in San Francisco's SoMa and Tenderloin neighborhoods are grappling with the consequences of concentrated homelessness. Ei Kay Khine Zin, owner of the Bay of Burma restaurant, shares her distress over a break-in caused by the homelessness crisis. Many community members feel overwhelming exhaustion and fear, advocating for equitable distribution of homeless housing and services. A city report highlighted an imbalance, showing most shelters in the east and none in the west. As the pandemic exacerbated conditions, families are left navigating increasingly visible challenges in their neighborhoods.
"There was such an obsession with just pushing housing at all costs without thinking about the incredible damage it has to our sidewalks, to our children, to our small business owners, to elderly."
"After years of bearing the brunt of San Francisco's homelessness crisis, residents and service providers in SoMa and the Tenderloin say it's time for the rest of the city to step up."
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