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Radio Atlantic

No Easy Fix | 3. A Golden Opportunity

Radio Atlantic

The Atlantic

Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In July, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for an expansion of involuntary commitment—forcing people into treatment facilities—in response to the homelessness crisis. San Francisco has been attempting such an expansion for the past 19 months. What can the rest of the country learn from California?  This is the final episode in a three-part series from Radio Atlantic, No Easy Fix, about homelessness and addiction in San Francisco. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe today at ⁠⁠TheAtlantic.com/listener⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:15.9

I've rolled out uni because I want to live at home.

0:18.4

I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.

0:21.6

I've ruled out uni because of my grades.

0:23.6

Study with the Open University and there's no need to rule out anything.

0:29.6

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0:38.6

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0:42.6

The Open University.

0:44.2

The future is open.

0:48.4

This is Radio Atlantic.

0:50.1

I'm Hannah Rosen.

0:51.8

Today, we have the third episode of our series about San Francisco

0:55.6

and what it takes to escape homelessness and addiction.

0:59.6

Last week, we talked to San Francisco mayor, Daniel Lurie.

1:03.7

We as a city just got to this point where we were like,

1:06.8

if somebody wants to keep harming themselves and really killing themselves, that's their right.

1:12.8

And we followed Evan, who's trying to get off the streets through a critical 48-hour period.

1:18.7

I don't know where to go. And it's raining.

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