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Supervisors request hearing on Transbay homeless placements; Tenderloin fire displaces residents, TNDC leads response
Summary
Supervisor Kim requested a hearing on the city's relocation and placement of homeless people near the Transbay Terminal; the meeting also recorded a large fire at 217 Eddy that displaced tenants and prompted a multi-agency response led by Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC).
Supervisor Kim asked the Board for a hearing and a report on how the city managed the placement and relocation of people living in and around the Transbay Terminal during construction.
Kim said the city had pledged to provide assistance and housing for about 100 homeless people in the Transbay area and that media reports about the outcomes had been mixed. She requested a hearing to review the number of people placed into housing, the outreach process, where individuals were placed and the support services offered.
Separately, Supervisor Kim and other board members reported on a three-alarm fire on April 5 at 217 Eddy in the Tenderloin. The building, operated by Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), displaced residents in roughly 105 units and about 25 residents that night, according to remarks at the meeting. TNDC staff, the San Francisco Fire Department, the Human Services Agency (HSA) and the Red Cross responded; TNDC used its roster of tenants to identify high-need residents and quickly placed some into other vacant TNDC-owned units to keep them in the neighborhood.
Kim praised the coordinated response and named TNDC, HSA, Red Cross and the Fire Department for their work. She said many displaced people will be unable to return to the building for an unspecified number of months and that her office will continue to monitor recovery and rehousing efforts.
Why it matters: The Transbay Terminal redevelopment and efforts to rehouse people living nearby are major local policy concerns about homelessness, service delivery and project impacts. The Tenderloin fire illustrates emergency housing needs and local nonprofit capacity to provide emergency placement.
What’s next: Supervisor Kim requested a hearing for the Human Services Agency and other responsible departments to report on Transbay-area relocation outcomes; she and her office will continue to monitor the tenderloin fire recovery and tenant rehousing.
