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Tenant advocates urge commission to restore DBI housing clerks and boost outreach funding
Summary
Multiple tenant-organizing groups told the commission that clerks are essential to resolving repair complaints and called for restoring eight housing clerks plus a supervisor and a 5% cost-of-doing-business increase for community outreach partners. Commissioners asked advocates for concrete service-impact data before changing budget lines.
Several tenant-advocate groups told the Building Inspection Commission on Feb. 13 that staffing shortages in the Department of Building Inspection are slowing enforcement and delaying repairs for low-income tenants.
Representatives from Children's Housing Clinic, Dolores Street Community Services, Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Housing Rights Committee and other community organizations urged the commission to restore eight housing clerks and a supervisor. They also asked the commission to…
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