8 May, 2026

Hand made sign store on 9th Street. San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Gumpert 2 May, 2026

Sleeping rough next to the SF Fireboat Station. Mayor Lurie has been successful in “disappearing” tents and forcing drug use back “underground”, but rough sleeping sure does seem on the upswing on the streets of San Francisco. Photo: Robert Gumpert 2 May, 2026

Rough sleeper in a pass-through in Laurel Village shopping mall as shops begin to open. Photo: Robert Gumpert 30 April, 2026


Back to the Future - Homelessness and Drug policy in SF

No one knows what S.F.’s new drug RESET center will do - Eleni Balakrishnan - Mission Local


Mayor Lurie’s drug crackdown sends San Francisco arrests soaring - The SF Chronicle

Reading, Listening, Looking

World Press 2026 : The Distance Problem - kaptur.co


It’s Gonna be Great - Lewis Bush


VITAL IMPACTS: CARLOS FOLGOSO SUEIRO: BEYOND THE LAKE - Lenscraatch


The Jewish Labor Organizers Who Challenged Zionism From the Start - Molly Crabapple and Chenjerai Kumanyika - Hammer&Hope


The Slow Death of Images: Where Do Our Digital Photographs Disappear To? - Liliom Szabó - Punkt


AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL - Reception 23 May - Monroe Gallery


White-collar sweatshops - Dylan Gottlieb - Aeon


281 - Ilvy Njiokiktjien - A Small Voice, Conversations with Photographers & Filmmakers


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Robert Gumpert

Author/Photographer of "Division Street" living amongst staggering wealth on the streets of San Francisco. Published by Dewi Lewis

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