2015: 41 homeless deaths

41 homeless people died in San Francisco between December, 2014, and the end of 2015. This tally is compiled from the Homeless Death Forms from the Department of Public Health. 

The first nine people on the list died in December, 2014. Since they weren't counted in the 2014 homeless deaths, they are included in 2015.

Name: Leon Ryan
Date of Death: 12/15/2014
Place of Death: Outside/open area
Circumstances of Death: Homicide/blunt injury
Birthdate: 8/27/1949
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Other

Name: John Sexton
Date of Death: 12/15/2014
Place of Death: 425 Eddy Street
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 6/15/1984
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Stephen Coronell
Date of Death: 12/16/2014
Place of Death: IFO 2041 Powell Street
Circumstances of Death: IPV

Birthdate: 11/11/68
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name:Randy Jacobs
Date of Death: 12/19/2014
Place of Death: IFO 549 3rd Street
Circumstances of Death: Pedestrian vs vehicle
Birthdate: 12/30/1960
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Jesse Lee
Date of Death: 12/20/2014
Place of Death: Loading dock at 110 Fif
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 7/20/1990
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Curtis King
Date of Death: 12/21/2014
Place of Death: Trailer parking lot
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 1/18/1943
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Jane Doe
Date of Death: 12/21/2014
Place of Death: Sidewalk
Circumstances of Death: Natural death
Birthdate:
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Tracy Clairmont
Date of Death: 12/26/2014
Place of Death: IFO 726 Market Street
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 4/19/1967
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Anastasia Walton
Date of Death: 12/31/2014
Place of Death: IFO 2257 Market Street
Circumstances of Death: Natural death
Birthdate: 1/22/1964
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Matthew Hoffman
Date of Death: 1/04/2015
Place of Death: SFGH-OR
Circumstances of Death: Homicide/firearm
Birthdate: 10/10/1982
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Jane Doe
Date of Death: 1/10/2015
Place of Death: Lake Merced near parking lot
Circumstances of Death: Undetermined (floater)
Birthdate:
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Other

Name: Abdullah Dumen
Date of Death: 1/11/2015
Place of Death: 351 Geary
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 5/28/1974
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: David Bennett
Date of Death: 1/29/2015
Place of Death: Rocks of Marina at Buchanan
Circumstances of Death: Accident/drowning
Birthdate: 12/19/1968
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Shirley Hullaby
Date of Death: 2/11/2015
Place of Death: Vehicle, Armstrong Ave.
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 3/2/1961
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Mark Goldstein
Date of Death: 2/18/2015
Place of Death: IFO 2400 Mason Street
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 7/2/1986
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Dennis Broyles
Date of Death: 3/16/2015
Place of Death: IFO 931 Larkin Street
Circumstances of Death:  App natural
Birthdate: 9/24/1965
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Donna Cook
Date of Death: 3/17/2015
Place of Death: Open lot near underp
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 1/31/1959
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Richard Miller
Date of Death: 3/21/2015
Place of Death: St. Mary's
Circumstances of Death: Accident, fall
Birthdate: 12/19/1938
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: William Fridlin Jr.
Date of Death: 3/30/2015
Place of Death: IFO 134 Golden Gate Ave.
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 10/13/1979
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: David Hepburn
Date of Death: 4/3/2015
Place of Death: University of California
Circumstances of Death: Accident, fall
Birthdate: 11/21/1955
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Peggy Patterson
Date of Death: 4/27/2015
Place of Death: Homeless shelter
Circumstances of Death: Natural death
Birthdate: 1/6/62
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Jay Stuart
Date of Death: 5/14/2015
Place of Death: IFO 570 Market Street
Circumstances of Death: Natural death
Birthdate: 4/20/1949
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Armando Castaneda
Date of Death: 5/22/2015
Place of Death: Across 3595 Mission St.
Circumstances of Death: Natural death
Birthdate: 6/19/1962
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White Hispanic

Name: Gayle Brandies
Date of Death: 5/23/2015
Place of Death: Acquaintance's
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 12/30/1964
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Frederick Robinson
Date of Death: 5/30/2015
Place of Death: SFGH
Circumstances of Death: Homicide, stabbing
Birthdate: 1/17/1965
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Glenn Peoples
Date of Death: 6/15/2015
Place of Death: 73 Brookdale Ave.
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 8/18/1956
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: James Wright
Date of Death: 6/24/2015
Place of Death: Carport @ 2450 Market
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 6/2/1967
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White Hispanic

Name: Elaine Mason
Date of Death: 7/2/2015
Place of Death: 1748 Folsom Street
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 8/12/1949
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: David Conant
Date of Death: 7/15/2015
Place of Death: Walkway beside 1176 P
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 7/11/1953
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White Hispanic

Name: Nima Navid
Date of Death: 7/17/2015
Place of Death: 1 Harding Park Road
Circumstances of Death: Suicide, firearm
Birthdate: 4/14/1967
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Maurice Davis
Date of Death: 8/5/2015
Place of Death: 1200 Market Street, NE
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 4/8/1975
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Edgardo Abiera
Date of Death: 8/27/2015
Place of Death: SFGH
Circumstances of Death: Ped vs auto
Birthdate: 8/29/1954
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Pacific Island

Name: Robert Bell
Date of Death: 8/30/2015
Place of Death: Outside: 13th St. betwn Division &
Circumstances of Death: Natural death
Birthdate: 8/27/1959
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Thomas Martin
Date of Death: 9/14/2015
Place of Death: 1139 Market Street
Circumstances of Death: not provided
Birthdate: 8/20/1959
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: Robert Dillon
Date of Death: 9/20/2015
Place of Death: Girl friend's residence
Circumstances of Death: Drug-related
Birthdate: 1/31/1975
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Clarence Troche
Date of Death: 9/28/2015
Place of Death: Sidewalk, 169 6th St.
Circumstances of Death: IPV
Birthdate: 2/27/1956
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White Hispanic

Name: Nathaniel Pearson
Date of Death: 11/8/2015
Place of Death: Outside, vehicle
Circumstances of Death: Natural death
Birthdate: 9/28/1939
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Jorge Villacorta Garcia
Date of Death: 11/22/2015
Place of Death: SFGH
Circumstances of Death: Homicide, stabbing
Birthdate: 12/13/1970
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White Hispanic

Name: Geoffrey Pickup
Date of Death: 11/23/2015
Place of Death: IFO 1048 Market Street
Circumstances of Death: IPV
Birthdate: 11/6/1972
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White

Name: William Anderson
Date of Death: 11/27/2015
Place of Death: 1171 Mission Street
Circumstances of Death:
Birthdate: 7/21/1953
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black

Name: Kathleen Armstrong
Date of Death: 11/30/2015
Place of Death: St. Francis emergency
Circumstances of Death: not provided
Birthdate: 1/27/1965
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White

Save the historic street lamps on Van Ness Avenue

From San Francisco Beautiful:

In 1947, Friedel Klussman stood up to City Hall and stopped the demolition of our iconic Cable Cars. Now, another landmark needs your help.

The unique street lamps that were installed on Van Ness Avenue in 1936 to create a “ribbon of light” leading to the newly opened Golden Gate Bridge are slated for destruction. 

These lamps are graceful geographic markers that indicate to everybody that they are in San Francisco, but are set to be replaced. To me the new lamp concept looks like the scythe carried by the Grim Reaper but you be the judge.

Please Save Our Historic Lamps!

Click here to download a letter to the Supervisors.

Fill in the blanks and email to the Supervisors before 12pm on Friday, September 16, 2016!

If you have any questions, please email me or call at 415-421-2608.

Sincerely,

Darcy Brown

Executive Director

City Hall finally taking responsibility for city trees

Yes on Proposition E

Proposition E:

Transfers all responsibility for the care and maintenance of street trees back to the city, with no cost to taxpayers.

Requires the city to fix all tree-related sidewalk damage (over 90% of sidewalk damage is tree-related), and assume liability for trip-and-fall lawsuits.

Removes personal liability from property owners for tree-related trip-and-fall injuries on public sidewalks, and for injuries or property damage due to limb drops/tree falls.

Requires that $500,000 of the city’s tree budget be spent on the care and maintenance of trees in public schoolyards, ensuring they are not a danger to children or staff...

Coastal Commission rejects Banning Ranch project

Banning Ranch Conservancy

From the Orange County Register:

NEWPORT BEACH – After a more than 13-hour marathon meeting of the California Coastal Commission, a room packed with some 100 demonstrators exploded in cheers Wednesday when commissioners voted to deny a proposed development in Newport Beach on Banning Ranch, an oil field covered in vernal pools, scrub and grassland and home to endangered species.

“This is a project we have to get right,” said Commissioner Mary Shallenberger. “We’ve heard this is the only intact coastal bluff ecosystem in Southern California. It is the largest concentration of endangered and threatened species in Orange County....You can’t make a mistake with that and turn back when you find you haven’t had it quite right. If we don’t get it right, things will be lost forever.”

The commission’s vote of 9 to 1 to deny the proposed development halts a 20-year battle between preservationists and developers---if only for a while. Developers can resubmit another set of substantially different plans to the commission in six months with a fee of at least $250,000.

Earlier in the day, project managers for the proposed housing and retail project at Banning Ranch described the latest recommendation from the California Coastal Commission staff for Banning Ranch as an illegal land grab.

The agency’s leader, Jack Ainsworth, however, urged commissioners to consider the environmental impact of a big development on the property....