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HSH director reports improved placements, low PSH evictions and ongoing shelter bottlenecks
Summary
San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing reported modest increases in placements and low formal eviction rates in permanent supportive housing, while commissioners pressed for clearer eviction tracking, contract outcome criteria and a breakdown of vacant units.
Executive Director Shereen McSpadden told the Homelessness Oversight Commission on Aug. 30 that outreach and placement activity remained steady and that formal evictions from permanent supportive housing (PSH) are low.
McSpadden said HSH recorded 2,188 outreach engagements and 992 coordinated entry assessments in July. Housing placements in July totaled 181, and the department has issued about 991 emergency housing vouchers to date, with roughly 650 households moved into housing so far. McSpadden said PSH eviction filings and removals remain a small fraction of households: of 9,046 households served in site‑based PSH last year, 678 received written notices, 155 unlawful detainer filings were made and 110 households were evicted — an eviction rate McSpadden reported as about 1.22 percent.
Commissioners urged…
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