Mission Residents Speak Up on Homeless Tents, Soup Kitchens, City Hall

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Neighbors of the northeastern Mission confronted city leaders on issues of crime and homelessness in their neighborhood on Tuesday. Photo by Laura Waxmann/Mission Local

By Laura Waxmann, Mission Local

A group of residents from the northeastern Mission grilled city leaders on Tuesday about their plans for addressing crime and homelessness in the area, which many said were linked and on the rise.

In the wake of a double homicide on Sunday night just blocks away from where the meeting was held, some residents expressed fear that campers are bringing a criminal element to the neighborhood.

Read the complete story at Mission Local.

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