This first installment of the conversation series for my GESC capstone was a quite compelling conversation. My biggest takeaways from this conversation with Kevin was the grim realities of the intersection of drug abuse and homelessness as well as the insight that the Point in Time (PIT) count can give us about the true trends of homelessness on the streets of San Francisco.
"Kevin Fagan is a longtime, award-winning reporter at The San Francisco Chronicle, specializing in homelessness, enterprise news-feature writing, breaking news and crime. He has ridden with the rails with modern-day hobos, witnessed seven prison executions, written extensively about serial killers including the Unabomber, Doodler and Zodiac, and covered disasters ranging from the Sept. 11 terror attacks at Ground Zero to California’s devastating wildfires. Homelessness remains a core focus of his, close to his heart as a journalist who cares passionately about the human condition." - San Francisco Chronicle Biography