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HSH director presents new dashboard and reports housing gains while flagging data and staffing gaps
Summary
Executive Director Shereen McSpadden told the Homeless Oversight Commission that new data tools show rising placements and system capacity but persistent vacancies, staffing shortages and data standardization work; staff promised follow-up slides and a September action plan.
Executive Director Shereen McSpadden of the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing told the Homeless Oversight Commission that a new unit‑level inventory and public dashboards are now live and are already reshaping how the city tracks placements, vacancies and program outcomes.
"In total we now have 13,237 units of supportive housing with 16,702 total beds," McSpadden said, presenting slides the department will post on its website so the public can explore the unit‑level information.
McSpadden and staff walked commissioners through monthly and annual metrics: outreach encounters in June dropped to 1,980 (staffing challenges were cited) but the year finished at 42,590 total encounters, exceeding a contracted goal of 35,000. Coordinated entry assessments remained roughly steady (962 in June). Problem‑solving interventions helped about 920 households resolve homelessness in the fiscal year, up from roughly 500 the prior…
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