being unsheltered causes a whole variety of health-related issues some of which are very obvious not having a place to go to the bathroom to cook food, to take a shower and they're recently in southern california has been an outbreak of hepatitis a which has led to hospitalization and deaths many in the city of san diego and the problem has spread to santa cruz and los angeles and in san francisco, we have been able to do a lot of vaccinations and take other measures to keep that outbreak from happening but none the less the acts of showers to shelter and housing is making us a risk for hepatitis a and other out breaks. we have seen and i'm sure this is again you all are familiar with this issue and receive many of the complaints that i do there's been an increase in the number of complaints related to unsheltered homelessness and you will see here just the very large increase in 311 calls related to this issue between 2015 and 2017 and you will also see where as we have invested a fair amount in our homelessness response system we have over 2,000 beds of temporary shelter available,

health, substance abuse treatment to over 10,000 san francisco residents, most of them who are unsheltered or very low income. there was a conversation earlier today on the issue of changing the time of this meeting and a bit of the discussion was centered around people's ability to get home at the end of the evening. i just want to remind everybody here that 7,000 people are sleeping on the streets tonight completely unsheltered and unsafe. many of us here are from nonprofit organizations that are just trying to shelter and clothe and care for those people. these rules are setting us up to have to lose donors who want to give $1,000 or more money to us because they're afraid of breaking ethics rules, of breaking disclosure rules, and they're going to have to choose between civic engagement or possibly getting a new permit on their home to make some changes and giving money to an organization like ours, and we're just trying to care for san francisco's most vulnerable people, so please consider when you putting large requirements on smaller dollar doeition in as, we have to spend a lot of

. >> we have seen an increase in the number of people that are dying while living unsheltered. >> upat's being done to help the most vulnerable among us from dying on the streets. >> we have the weekend planned for you. we'll let you know what to expect weather-wise. some wind, cold and clouds. a little bit of sun, as well. ♪[ music ] even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. >>> in san jose city leaders are reporting a spike in deaths among the homeless. as ktvu's jesse gary test us, officials are unsure why but there are some theories. >> reporter: the names represent homeless who die on the street and the list is growing at a faster pace. >> we have seen an increase in the number of people who died unsheltered. >> reporter: on any given day or night there are 4,000 homeless residents in s

. >> these are safe and they lock and -- >> there are more than 1900 unsheltered people living on oakland streets. >>> i think my sense is that this is worm for. >> john would be willing to try it. >> absolutely. you know, i don't want this type of lifestyle any more. last night it was pretty cold. >> he's been in a tent for the past year. before that, we bounced -- >> he's skeptical of housing arrangements like this. >> you put all these type of people in one concentrated place, and something is bound to happen. and it does. >> reporter: and city administrators say there are rules residents will have to abide by in order to continue living at the site. the 40 people living in the sheds will not be allowed to have overnight visitors. and on-site security. >>> a homeless navigation center in san francisco provides housing and on-site services for the homeless. the supervisor is proposed a north beach parking lot. and that's let to a >> the chronicle reports that the mayor wants to use the site for affordable housing. the development is set to break ground next year on a city owned parking

. >> any affordable housing is a better solution than people living unsheltered on the street. >> reporter: despite well documented health concerns like an increased risk of asthma and heart attacks from car pollution, cities continue to build housing along busy highways including projects helping one of the most vulnerable segments of the population, the homeless. >> certainly if someone is living in a tent outdoors near a freeway is far greater risk than somebody living indoors with sealed windows and a filtered air conditioner. >> reporter: there are more than 5,000 homeless men, well and children living in san jose often in the squalor of makeshift tent cities like here near the intersection of 101 and 280. homeless advocates say excluding sites for affordable housing next to a highway is not feasible. >> if you live on the street for any period of time, your life will be shortened 10, 20, 30 years. so clearly that health risk far outweighs any other. >> reporter: he says it's not just for housing being built along the highway corridors, it's luxury homes and high rise condos as well.

we looked at how we could build something that would have the most immediate impact both for the unsheltereding here and for dealing with the problems of garbage, the blocked roadways, the rats, the garbage that piles up and everything else. >> reporter: he says the city hopes to have these 20 tuff sheds ready for moving. they would accommodate 40 people, two to a shed. while residents would have to abide by certain rules, drug and alcohol use won't necessarily be prohibited. >> anything we try that's new will have risk. but i think the greater risk is to do nothing. >> i feel like it's a joke. >> reporter: but some aren't so sure this is the answer. janae scarborough told us her father and his dogs live in a tent just down the street from the tuff sheds. >> he's doing better in a tent with furniture and stuff. this is something you put dogs in. >> reporter: once the sheds are completely occupied, they will attempt to disassemble the tents around them. >> oakland officials say they hope to begin moving residents into those tuff sheds as soon as this week. the maximum stay will be six months.

over three quarters the population is unsheltered living on the street and encampments throughout theity. the project we are looking at is a pilot project. it's a demonstration project. it will be 40 units initially but we are hoping that we can create a tool that will sit many more residents in the years to come. >> so where are police units be located. >> last night the city council approved the scoring matrix that will let us look at the 122 sites that are either city- owned or owned by some of our partner agencies. we will score them and look at the top three and then move forward. they are sites throughout the city and many different districts. >> i know there are some critics to this plan who say it makes more sense to lease existing apartments for the homeless instead of spending the money to build these units which i guess costs about $73,000 or so each >> this is one tool in a big toolkit. the city invests millions of dollars in developing permanent affordable housing. we have money in subsidy and supportive services. right now we are looking at this rich housing community mo

. >> we have seen an increase in the number of people who died unsheltered. >> reporter: on any givent there are 4,000 homeless residents in san jose with three-quarters having no shelter at all. the number of homeless deaths spiked in the last two reporting years from 86 in 2015 to 132 in 2016. >> this is not the only county this is happening. it's also happening in l.a. and i believe philadelphia. so there's other places in the united states where homeless deaths are on the rise. >> reporter: andria of home first services says while the cause behind the increase is unknown, there are working theories. one is that those who died have all battled substance abuse particularly alcoholism. thursday several groups established a task force to investigate the increase. >> we'll be meeting every quarter to talk about the number of deaths that have occurred and to review each case to see if we can get a better understanding of what's occurring among the homeless and why the deaths are spiking. >> reporter: as overnight temperatures drop into the 40s and 30s, the city has four warming centers

>> first it is who is already unsheltered right outside? >> the people in the neighborhood?> yes. >> we did a census of all the people here from -- from castro to market. our team worked with them and told them this was coming. there's as many people here as there were with other people. not all of them and it is voluntary. some decided to move on. but certainly most of us agree one is better than what they are currently living with. i was out here on friday and i have been here for some of the cleanups we have seen. i've met several of these folks. one woman i was talking to, she had tears in her eyes. she could not wait until monday. >> reporter: at least they are protected from the elements. you don't have to worry about getting rained on in your tent. what are the rules for those who want to live here? >> the rules will be worked out by the service providers and the on-site managers. there will be weekly meetings. they are not going to be allowed to smoke or have candles or anything lit inside their shed. there will be a smoking area for people. there is a dog run in the