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Council to review inspections and oversight of permanent supportive housing after police drug raid
Summary
Councilmember Becerra requested staff return with options to increase oversight of permanent supportive housing after a February search‑warrant operation found drugs inside a supportive housing community. Staff and council asked for legal analysis, cost estimates and police calls‑for‑service data before drafting any inspection ordinance.
Following a police search‑warrant operation in February that uncovered narcotics inside a permanent supportive housing complex, Councilmember Becerra asked the City Council to direct staff to develop policy options to improve oversight of permanent supportive housing properties.
Becerra told the council he supports permanent supportive housing but is concerned that annual inspections and current oversight are not sufficient to prevent harmful activity on site. He asked staff to return by Aug. 5 with vetted options — not necessarily door‑to‑door monthly checks — that could range from increased…
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