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HSH report shows eviction disparities; commissioners and residents urge delay to SFMTA parking rules for RV families
Summary
The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing reported a small overall eviction rate but troubling demographic disparities; commissioners pressed for detailed data and residents facing SFMTA parking restrictions urged the commission to secure safe parking before enforcement begins.
The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) told the Homeless Oversight Commission on Tuesday that evictions from permanent supportive housing are concentrated among younger adults, men and people with mental‑health conditions, and that Black tenants are overrepresented among those evicted.
HSH Executive Director Shereen McSpadden said the department’s FY22‑23 analysis found an overall eviction rate in site‑based permanent supportive housing near 1.22 percent. “Thirty‑four percent of supportive housing tenants were Black in this particular time period; they were 45 percent of those evicted,” she said, prompting calls from commissioners for immediate deeper analysis and targeted responses.
Commissioner Kristen Evans, who had requested additional eviction and denial‑of‑service data, told McSpadden the commission’s charter empowers it to…
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