Wilson Walker

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Wilson Walker

San Francisco is certainly not the only city struggling to find answers for homelessness, but the scale and visibility of the problem has now been a source of infamy for decades. Recently, there's been a new focus on how the city's ever-increasing efforts to address homelessness, simply have not kept pace with the challenge.

Feb 12, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Wilson Walker

BART officials hit a milestone Wednesday with the installation of its new faregates. The project is the centerpiece of the agency's effort to lure back riders concerned about crime and general disorder in the system, and they may already be making a difference. For anyone trying to piggyback through, that free ride is going to get tougher. The milestone is that the new gates have been installed at every station in downtown San Francisco. Have they made the system impenetrable?

Feb 11, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Wilson Walker

A family in Marin County still can't return to their home due to damage from storms that rolled through last week. Now, another atmospheric river storm is set to bring even more rain. "We are facing the Marinwood Preserve behind our house," explained Dara Sherafat. "It's typically very beautiful. It's a little scary now."For Sherafat, the gorgeous hillside behind his home delivered a nightmare during last week's rain.

Feb 10, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Wilson Walker

Despite massive increases in spending and thousands of people placed into housing, San Francisco's homeless population remains about the same. So, some are saying that part of the solution is to focus on people who are at risk of becoming homeless. "If you haven't addressed inflow, and you haven't addressed outflow, it's going to fill up again," explained Sharky Laguana of the San Francisco Homeless Oversight Commission, describing his idea of "flow" in the city's homeless system.

Feb 6, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Wilson Walker

New downtown San Francisco "hospitality zone task force" aimed at boosting safety San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Thursday announced another new initiative with the formation of what he's calling the city's "hospitality task force."The plan will increase the police presence in some of the city's key economic areas. The unit is more proactive than reactive, focusing more on preventative policing measures rather than responding to radio calls.