Often cited as our area's number one civic concern, homelessness in the Bay Area continues to rise: statistics from the San Francisco Chronicle as part of their Chronicle Homelessness Initiative reported that city agencies identified about "18,000 individuals as homeless" in 2018. The region saw upticks of 17% in San Francisco County and 43% in Alameda County this year alone. What is not so visible is what governmental and community leaders are doing to face the issue. Come join the conversation on homelessness in the Bay Area, led by alums who have longstanding experience dealing with our unsheltered communities. Bring your questions and find out what you can do to help. Q and A to follow. More information here.

Our panel includes :

Genevieve Herreria '04, Federal Compliance Officer with the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing for the City and County of San Francisco (HSH)

Lindsay Haddix '02, Principal Real Estate Analyst with the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing for the City and County of San Francisco (HSH)

Michael Santos '07, Registered Legal Services Attorney with Bay Area Legal Aid

Lara Tannenbaum '92, Manager of Community Housing Services, Human Services Department for the City of Oakland

Cody Zeger '14, former Program Associate for the Chronic Homelessness Initiative at Tipping Point Community, graduate student at UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy