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Supervisors direct HSH to produce plan for shelter capacity; debate centers on scale, timelines and regional coordination
Summary
The board passed an ordinance requiring the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to prepare a plan estimating shelter needs and options to provide shelter access to unsheltered residents. Supervisors debated resource limits, regional responsibilities and whether shelter should be prioritized alongside permanent housing.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously June 7 to pass an ordinance requiring the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to submit a plan specifying how to provide shelter access to people living unsheltered in the city and to estimate how many additional shelter beds would be needed.
The ordinance amends the Administrative Code to set content expectations for the plan, including cost estimates and mechanisms to allow people to register for available shelter by phone. HSH told the board the requirement will refine its ongoing strategic planning by asking the department to quantify how many shelter beds would be needed to offer a shelter bed to everyone…
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