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HSH director reports two shelter shootings, outlines outreach, vacancies and moves into housing
Summary
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Executive Director Shereen McSpadden told the Homelessness Oversight Commission on Jan. 10 that the department responded to two shootings at sites serving people experiencing homelessness and provided monthly operational updates including outreach totals, housing placements and efforts to bring offline supportive-housing units back into service.
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Executive Director Shereen McSpadden told the Homelessness Oversight Commission on Jan. 10 that the department responded to two shootings at sites serving people experiencing homelessness and has been working with providers and public health partners on safety and trauma-response measures.
McSpadden said, “we had 2 shootings at 2 different sites,” and praised on-site staff and community-based partners for their responses and ongoing support to residents and employees at each location.
Why this matters: The incidents underline persistent safety and behavioral-health challenges inside some shelter and supportive-housing sites, and come as HSH tracks occupancy, unit outages and efforts to bring offline units back into service.
McSpadden presented data for November and December 2024 and early January 2025: the city—s homeless outreach team conducted 3,131 engagements and distributed 7,028 items (food, water, hygiene supplies); field teams completed 197 housing…
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