Merchants at San Francisco’s Ferry Building say they have noticed an increase in homeless in the area — some of whom have been troublesome for business — since the demolition of the Transbay Terminal.
At a meeting Thursday afternoon, the building’s head of security told merchants that multiple stay-away orders have been filed recently for transients who have been bothering customers. Read More
Advocates for the homeless will gather tonight to remember friends, family members and strangers who died while living on the streets this year. "In any society, it's important to honor people who are deceased," said Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness. "And people without a place to call home are not often memorialized in any way." Read More
