San Francisco’s First Sober Shelter

The Salvation Army’s new Hope House is profiled as the city’s first homeless shelter with zero tolerance for alcohol and drug use. If accurate, this marks a break from 'low‑barrier' harm‑reduction models toward sobriety‑requirement housing in one of America’s most progressive cities. — A shift toward sober‑only shelters could reset homelessness policy debates in blue cities by tying public funding to behavioral rules and treatment compliance.