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Mayor Lee outlines plan to "re-envision" San Francisco Housing Authority; working group due July 1
Summary
Mayor Edwin Lee told the Board of Supervisors that the San Francisco Housing Authority is in crisis and described a plan to re-envision its governance and operations through a community-driven working group, with recommendations expected by July 1.
Mayor Edwin Lee told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) is "in crisis" and outlined steps his office has taken to stabilize governance and service delivery while seeking a longer-term restructuring.
Lee said he met with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan in January to request support for a public-private partnership model and that, in February, he replaced all but one of the existing SFHA commissioners with a new commission the mayor said had operational expertise.
Why it matters: The housing authority manages more than 12,000 public-housing residents in San Francisco, many of them vulnerable seniors and low-income families. The board—s budget analyst published an audit indicating management failures; local…
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