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Chinatown Navigation Center faces closure absent new funding; city seeks options and asks council to weigh tradeoffs
Summary
City staff told the finance committee the Chinatown Navigation Center is facing a significant operating shortfall and could close unless the city and partner agencies identify additional funding.
Keisha Lopez, the city’s Homeless Services Manager, told the Finance Committee on Aug. 12 that the Chinatown Navigation Center faces a funding shortfall and could close unless additional resources are identified.
“The operational cost is around $2,500,000 to keep the facility operational,” Lopez said, and the city previously informed the council in May that it faced a $1,500,000 shortfall.
Lopez said the city has primarily funded operations through grants and the general fund since March 2020 and has been exploring options with Community Homeless…
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