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SFNext: Searching For Solutions To City's Intractable Problems

At the gathering, citizens listened and questioned experts.

SFNext gathering at the Exploratorium
SFNext gathering at the Exploratorium (KPIX)

December 13, 2022

Recently, about 200 San Franciscans gathered to try a bold experiment. The goal: to come up with some fresh ideas that may lead to fixing some deeply rooted San Francisco challenges: homelessness, housing affordability and public safety.

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The event was the brainchild of the San Francisco Chronicle's special project called SFNext, which aims to find solutions to these historic problems bedeviling the city. The project commissioned one of the largest public opinion surveys done in decades. The survey revealed how residents are frustrated, angry and sad at the worsening situation in San Francisco.

At the gathering, citizens listened and questioned experts.

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