The San Francisco Mayor’s Office says news numbers show the city now has the lowest homeless population it has seen in more than a decade. Mayor Daniel Lurie on Tuesday held a news conference to announce the milestone. “I am here to announce some incredible progress,” Lurie said. “Unsh eltered homelessness in San Francisco is now at its lowest level in 15 years.” According to data from the city’s 2026 point in time count, the number of unhoused people living in tents on the streets of San Francisco has dropped by 22% since the last count in 2024. The mayor is crediting a focus on getting people off the street, into treatment and into more stable housing. But there is one category that did not see a drop: The number of families who are homeless have increased by 15%. It’s a problem city leaders said they are working hard to address. NBC Bay Area’s Sergio Quintana has more in the video above. ...read more read less