Inside S.F. Mayor\u2019s push to make street homelessness \u2018uncomfortable\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which determined that the Eighth Amendment\u2019s \u201ccruel and unusual punishment\u201d clause does not apply to fining, ticketing, or even arresting those who are homeless, even in the absence of public shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRaul Cahuich, 34, who moved from Mexico to find work and has been unhoused for five years, sits next to his belongings in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2024. \u201cMy belongings are the most important things that I have in life,\u201d Cahuich writes, noting that Department of Public Works officials sometimes show up unannounced to conduct sweeps. He recalls having his tent confiscated during the winter and being forced to sleep on the sidewalk. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTo show the devastating human toll of Breed\u2019s crackdown, I worked in collaboration with individuals experiencing housing insecurity to document their stories in a human, artistic way. I photographed portraits of unhoused residents using analog film and gave them a pen and notebook to share their perspective on encampment sweeps, the loss of personal belongings or their thoughts on their current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the people I met was Justin Frank, 28, who was sitting on a stool with a blank expression just weeks after Breed launched the crackdown. Frank said workers with the Department of Public Works had just taken his tent, which he shared with his wife and their dog. His medication was also thrown out. Guarding what little remained from the sweep, Frank reflected on the experience: \u201cYou start to lose all of your belongings \u2014 kind of all the things that made you human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Department of Homelessness\u2019s May Point-in-Time Count, there are nearly 3,000 people sleeping unsheltered on the streets \u2014 the lowest count since before 2015. The report also noted an increase in people and families sleeping in vehicles and shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMarlon Arostegui, who moved from Nicaragua due to political turmoil, stands next to the RV he has lived in for the past several years in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 2, 2024. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the support we have received and to be able to relocate to another space that feels more calm,\u201d Arostegui writes. He is part of an RV community that has been forcibly displaced by the city since July. For Arostegui, his RV is his home. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAmong the communities impacted by the crackdown are the city\u2019s RV residents, who have faced displacement amid the city\u2019s push to create and enforce parking restrictions. \u201cThe city has bothered us many times, just because we live in RVs,\u201d said Alonso Rosales, an 18-year-old RV resident who lived with his family on Winston Drive before being displaced. \u201cThe rent is too high in San Francisco and all around, and that\u2019s why we were forced to live in RVs.\u201d Rosales said he lost his job at a Mexican restaurant in Oakland after it shut down during COVID, which forced him out of the small bedroom he rented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosales\u2019s neighbor, Marlon Arostegui, is another RV resident. Like many others in the city\u2019s RV communities, Arostegui\u2019s situation highlights the precarious balance between having a temporary roof and being pushed into even more unstable conditions. \u201cI work long hours. I\u2019m alone here, and right now my main focus is being able to earn enough money to support my family back home,\u201d Arostegui said, as his eyes welled up with tears. Arostegui is among the city\u2019s growing base of immigrant newcomers who fled Nicaragua amid political and economic turmoil. He says he considers his motorhome a stepping stone to obtaining a work permit so he can get financially settled enough to afford stable housing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What many residents see as \u201ceyesores\u201d on city streets are, in reality, the human fallout of soaring living costs and a housing crisis that shows no signs of abating. The aggressive sweeps and the city\u2019s forceful displacement of RVs have highlighted the vulnerability of people\u2019s belongings \u2014 essentials that provide a semblance of stability and comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nMichail Hutson, 42, who has been sleeping on the street for four years, sits in the shade in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2024. Hutson writes that last year, Department of Public Works officials threw away his mother\u2019s and brother\u2019s cremated ashes, and he hasn\u2019t been able to recover them since. \u201cThey can\u2019t be replaced,\u201d Hutson said. \u201cI can\u2019t explain how that feels.\u201d Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn one harrowing case, Michail Hutson still remembers when Department of Public Works (DPW) officials threw away his mother\u2019s and brother\u2019s cremated ashes. After returning from the food bank, all of his belongings were gone. Hutson has been unable to retrieve his most sentimental items. \u201cI can\u2019t explain how it feels,\u201d Hutson said, shaking his head. \u201cThose were things that can\u2019t be replaced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics of the sweeps have raised concerns about DPW officials discarding people\u2019s personal items. A federal judge has since ordered the city to improve its training on the \u201cbag-and-tag\u201d policy, which governs how street cleaners remove items from encampments, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Raul Cahuich, another unhoused resident, street cleaners often arrive unannounced or outside the 72-hour notice period. Cahuich, who moved from Mexico to find work and has struggled to secure housing for five years, has had his tent thrown away multiple times. He continues to find ways to avoid any contact with the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy belongings are the most important things that I have in life,\u201d Cahuich said, capturing a sentiment shared by many in the unhoused community.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAlonso Rosales, 18, sits outside his family\u2019s RV after being displaced by the city, in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 2, 2024. \u201cI\u2019m thankful for the organizations that supported us to find a new, more secure spot,\u201d Rosales writes. \u201cBut the city has bothered us many times, just because we live in RVs.\u201d Rosales is part of an RV community that has been forcibly displaced by the city since July. His family eventually signed a contract for supportive housing in Park Merced. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To show the devastating human toll of Breed\u2019s crackdown on homelessness, photographer Pablo Unzueta worked in collaboration with impacted residents to document their stories in a human, artistic way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88922,"featured_media":62262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"above","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"coauthors":[24151],"class_list":["post-62257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-voices","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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