Fourth Time's a Charm -- Status Update & Vox article

Thanks for visiting!

Vox.com has published an article of mine that updates many things since I wrote the book back in Spring, 2013. 

For the ONPA award-winning article about me and the book from 2013, visit here: 
http://www.dailytidings.com/article/20130201/NEWS02/302010303 

--VH

PS--I've gotten so many emails and messages of support from so many wonderful people--THANK YOU! It may take awhile, but I promise I will reply to every single person who wrote as soon as I can. I'm packing to get ready to move out, so my time (and internet connection) is limited. Thanks for your understanding. :)

Staggering Numbers About San Francisco's Homeless Population

71% of San Francisco's homeless population used to be housed residents in the city.

• http://sfist.com/2016/02/11/71_of_sf_homeless_once_had_homes_in.php
• http://www.sfexaminer.com/despite-help-homeless-population-increases/
• https://sfgov.org/lhcb/sites/sfgov.org.lhcb/files/2015%20San%20Francisco%20Homeless%20Count%20%20Report_0.pdf
• http://www.48hills.org/2016/02/16/five-myths-about-the-homeless-problem-in-san-francisco/

That's nothing short of unbelievable.

From the article in the last bullet point above:

The vast majority of the people who are homeless today used to be housed – in San Francisco. According to the city’s 2015 homeless count, 71 percent of the people on the streets were living in San Francisco when they lost their housing. That means seven out of ten homeless people used to be your neighbors – before the tech boom and the eviction epidemic. Those are, to a significant extent, people who are homeless not because they did anything wrong but because they aren’t rich enough to live in Ed Lee’s San Francisco.