Taxpayer-funded housing in San Francisco places dozens of registered sex offenders near schools and daycares

An investigation reveals that more than 25 percent of San Francisco’s registered sex offenders reside in city-funded housing, placing them near children’s schools and daycares. Of the 779 offenders listed in the state’s Megan’s Law database, 158 live in 65 subsidized properties, including the Taylor Street Center in the Tenderloin, which houses at least 31 offenders and is operated by the GEO Group for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the federal Bureau of Prisons.

The complex sits roughly 400 feet from Little Learners Daycare and 1,000 feet from a fourth-to-eighth-grade school, raising safety concerns among staff like teacher Wendy. While some residents argue the threat is overstated, others have been cited for registration violations or new misconduct, such as Kevin Adams, whose probation officer labeled him a continuing risk. The city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing spends $30,000-$40,000 per resident annually on such housing, prompting criticism that public funds are supporting individuals who pose a danger to children.