‘Housing First,’ morgue second: Time for Mayor Lurie to remove Jennifer Friedenbach from the conversation - The Voice of San Francisco

‘Housing First,’ morgue second: Time for Mayor Lurie to remove Jennifer Friedenbach from the conversation - The Voice of San Francisco

For years, I have argued that lobbyist group The Coalition on Homelessness (COH), and in particular their CEO, Jennifer Friedenbach, should be removed from the conversation about homelessness in San Francisco. First, Friedenbach pushes a false narrative that housing will solve the problem. It’s not a lack of housing, it’s the drugs. Like other harm reduction proponents, Friedenbach believes in “Housing First,” which means illicit drug use cannot…