The number of people exiting homelessness to stable housing has declined 14.3% year-over-year, according to the report.
Despite a growing budget and attention from virtually every politician in San Francisco, homelessness response systems are failing to produce adequate outcomes and lack sufficient oversight.
That’s according to a report released Tuesday by the 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury, a body made up of 19 San Francisco residents tasked with investigating and recommending improvements to city functions. The report comes as San Francisco has made a number of significant shifts in its approach to homelessness under the leadership of Mayor Daniel Lurie, who made the issue a key component of his campaign for office.
“Homelessness is growing faster than it is being resolved,” the report read. “The current approach is not enough. San Francisco has invested billions to address homelessness over the last decade, yet the crisis continues to deepen.”…