In S.F., Colleges and Universities Struggle to House Students

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San Francisco State has enough housing to accommodate just 14 percent of all its students. Photo courtesy of San Francisco State University

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra, KQED News Fix

The hardest thing about being homeless for George Perez was acting like he wasn’t homeless.

During the day, Perez would study at school, go to class or clean up in the campus gym.

At night, the 39-year-old sophomore at City College of San Francisco was downtown, sleeping at BART stations to keep warm. 

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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