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…