Preliminary Point-in-Time count shows rise in homeless families in San Francisco

What happened

According to Local News Matters’s source item, Preliminary Point-in-Time count shows rise in homeless families in San Francisco, MORE SAN FRANCISCO FAMILIES were experiencing homelessness in 2026 compared to 2024, according to preliminary numbers released by Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office Tuesday. The data in the federally mandated Point-in-Time Count that was conducted on a single morning this January did show a decline of about 4% in overall homelessness, including a 22% decline in […] The post Preliminary Point-in-Time count shows rise in homeless families in San Francisco appeared first on Local News Matters .

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Source

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