San Francisco's Street Crisis: What's Changing?

San Francisco is revising how it responds to street homelessness after years of rising costs and uneven results. The city is placing more emphasis on recovery based programs that bring structure and accountability alongside shelter. In this episode, we speak with Steve Adami, executive director of The Way Out, a recovery focused homelessness initiative in San Francisco, and Major Michael Zielinski, division commander of the Golden State Division of The Salvation Army, to examine how this model works day to day and what it changes for people trying to leave the street behind.

00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Improvements in San Francisco's Homelessness Crisis
05:43 - Challenges with Current Approaches
07:26 - Affordable Housing and Accountability
10:11 - The Salvation Army's Approach
26:29 - The Role of Government and Local Leadership
32:12 - The Cost of Homelessness Programs
39:10 - The Impact of Drug Use on Homelessness
45:05 - The Future of Homelessness Programs