aboutTom

Advocate

I am an advocate for recovery, the truth about homelessness, addiction, and drug policy.  Formerly incarcerated, formerly homeless, recovering addict. 

Book Tom to Speak

Breaking the Cycle:  Finding Hope in the Midst of Addiction

Chaos by the Bay:  The Truth About Homelessness in San Francisco

Recovering Heroin Addict San San Francisco is Failing It's Drug Users

"It's life or death:  Recovering addict wants to reinvent SF's response to drug crisis" 

sF chronicle

December 2019

"A former pilar in the community spiraled into drugs and homelessness.  Then the police rescued him"

cnn

april 2019

"San Francisco's compassion crisis"

world magazine

october 2020

"San Francisco wrestles with drug approach as death and chaos engulf Tenderloin""

CA healthline

January 2021

"A Survivor's Perspective on San Francisco's Drug Crisis"

NY Times

April 2021

Podcasts

Interview with Tom Wolf

February 2021

HEART SF 

Tom Wolf's Tenderloin Resurection

The Drug Crisis, Firsthand

Community Advisory Board, San Francisco Adult Probation

San Francisco Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force