A group of campaigners for the homeless marched outside San Francisco City Hall on Friday in observance of Dia de los Muertos to draw attention to the number of homeless persons who have lost their lives. About 30 members of the group marched around holding placards that said, “Sweeps Kill,” alluding to the city’s increased efforts to dismantle tent eAbout 400 people lost their homes last year,” said Jennifer Friedenback, a member of the Coalition on Homelessness. “Compared to the many years I’ve been doing this job, this is a significant rise. Every year, we usually get around 100 people. Following a Supreme Court ruling that permitted San Francisco to execute a number of local ordinances that had been blocked by an injunction, sweeps in the city and Bay Area have expanded.ncampments.
Based on information from the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and input from other homeless advocacy groups, the organisation asserts that the number of fatalities has increased significantly. However, according to data from the city, there are now 13% fewer persons living on the streets. To commemorate the deceased, the group placed flowers and candles on the steps of city halls.
Advocates distributed a research that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and identified drug usage as a major contributing factor to the deaths of homeless individuals during the demonstration.
Among the things that occur is when someone takes Narcan and subsequently overdoses. And morbidity may rise as a result,” Friedenback stated. But according to the OCME, there are now fewer accidental death overdoses.