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Mayor Breed urges housing-first approach, highlights 1939 Market site and new shelter goals
Summary
Mayor London Breed told the Board of Supervisors the city must expand shelter and housing options, including sobering centers and safe‑injection sites, and highlighted work to acquire 1939 Market Street for affordable senior housing.
Mayor London Breed told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 that the city must expand shelter capacity and housing to address homelessness, and she highlighted a city effort to identify 1939 Market Street as a site for affordable housing for seniors.
Breed said outreach crews who met people on the Embarcadero that morning placed three people in navigation centers but encountered many who declined help. "Addressing homelessness, we know, is a real challenge in our city," she said, adding that the city aims to open 1,000 new shelter beds this year and is working on additional options for people who refuse existing services.
The mayor framed housing as the longer‑term solution, and listed other strategies including sobering centers and safe injection sites. She also cited a proposal for 1939 Market Street in Supervisor Mandelmann’s district, saying…
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