Coalition on Homelessness executive director Jennifer Friedenbach gives her perspective on the announcement that the city will be shifting away from a complaint-based response to homelessness. City data show that that in 2019, when the complaint-based system was in place, nearly everyone who stayed in a city shelter or navigation center returned to the streets after their stay.

San Francisco is working to improve bus service and adapt infrastructure to encourage cycling and walking, but is also grappling with managing ride-hailing, parking, and congestion. Jason Henderson, a professor of geography and environment at San Francisco State University, studies the struggles for better street infrastructure across cities and says San Francisco and the region should do more to promote the decarbonization of transportation.

In What's New & What's Next, the Civic team offers a roundup of San Francisco news and a look at what's ahead on the city's calendar. The news: Coronavirus emergency declared, City Attorney issues more subpoenas, car-free Market examined, state plans for sea level rise. Coming up: Board of Supervisors to weigh another navigation center lease, and a resolution to end a contract with street furniture company JC Decaux.

Assembly member Phil Ting represents District 19, having been elected to that seat in 2012. He previously served as San Francisco’s assessor-recorder. He's recently worked on legislation advancing electric cars, addressing plastic waste, reforming how criminal records are cleared and improving housing protections and production to help curb homelessness.

In January, the San Francisco Public Press published an investigation showing just how much we don’t know about the safety record of the ride-hailing industry. The Public Press recently hosted an event at which journalist Seth Rosenfeld offered the latest developments in the story. Former California Public Utilities Commission President Loretta Lynch and Glen Smith with the First Amendment Coalition offered insights into how the agency, which regulates Uber and Lyft, operates and the broader implications of the secrecy revealed in Rosenfeld’s story.

John McDonnell is a business and tax attorney running to challenge State Assemblyman Phil Ting for the seat for District 19. He outlines his perspectives on education, housing, criminal justice reform, and how taxation and inequality intersect.

In What's New & What's Next, the Civic team offers a roundup of San Francisco news and a look at what's ahead on the city's calendar. The news: School district warns of staff cuts, transparency ballot measure upheld, Mayor seeks congestion pricing. Coming up: Valencia Street Bikeway open house, Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission may vote on youth navigation center, and a hearing on police staffing.

David Chiu, the state assembly member representing California’s District 17, discusses his recent legislative work, including his rent increase cap policy, a proposal to audit California’s spending on homelessness and a bill that would take steps toward making connections across Bay Area transit lines seamless.