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Chinatown Navigation Center faces potential closure without funding; staff seeks council direction on shortfall
Summary
Homeless Services Manager Keisha Lopez told the Finance Committee that the Chinatown Navigation Center will exhaust current funds by Nov. 30, 2025, unless additional funding is identified to cover an operational shortfall.
Homeless Services Manager Keisha Lopez told the Finance Committee on Aug. 12 that the Chinatown Navigation Center’s operating funds will carry the program through Nov. 30, 2025, but a shortfall remains and staff needs direction on whether the city should use general‑fund balance to extend operations.
Lopez said the center has been city‑funded since March 2020 through grants and general fund support and that the current annual operating cost is roughly $2.5 million. Community Homeless Solutions revised its operating budget and reduced monthly expenses, extending the funding runway by about one month compared with an earlier…
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