story by TJ Johnston — It’s 4 p.m. and I’ve been waiting two hours already to get a seat at the MSC South drop-in. I spent the last two hours outside waiting in line with about 10 or 12 other homeless people ahead of me — that is, if nobody cuts ahead. I want to…

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story by TJ Johnston — Homeless residents living on San Francisco’s streets have more to fear aside from a Donald Trump presidency in this year’s election. Now, their tents and property can also be seized with only 24 hours notice. In November, a ballot measure, Proposition Q, was approved, giving city workers the authority to…

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by TJ Johnston — “This is not the same city I can remember,” Elaine, a self-styled preacher, told a crowd…

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On May 27, Joseph Smith, his wife Terrie Anderson and about a dozen other homeless San Francisco residents were awakened at 5 a.m. by police officers who ticketed them for sleeping on Hippie Hill at Golden Gate Park. Joe and his companions have pockets full of citations. When asked how…

When the war in Iraq started in March 2003, I had been out of work for eight months and was down to my last $30. I was worried about where my next meal would come from. I knew I could get fed at Glide and St. Anthony’s. But I went…