San Francisco International Airport sees spike in homeless population amid city’s crackdown

An aggressive crackdown on homelessness in San Francisco is pushing unhoused individuals into neighboring communities and even to transit hubs like San Francisco International Airport (SFO), according to airport officials.

At a June 17 SFO Commission meeting, Eva Cheong, managing director of airport services, reported a sharp rise in the number of homeless people encountered at the airport’s BART station.

She said they used to make contact with 222 homeless people a week in 2024.  Now, that number has jumped to 414, nearly double…

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