Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Commission approves expansion of SoMa women's shelter to 55 beds with conditions to address neighborhood impacts
Summary
After neighborhood opposition and agency support from public health, the commission authorized A Woman's Place to increase beds and prepare meals for specified off‑site programs, adding conditions on outreach, trash handling, sidewalk cleaning and restrictions on serving outside patrons.
The commission authorized a conditional‑use amendment for Community Awareness and Treatment Services (CATS) to expand A Woman’s Place in SoMa from a 30‑bed facility to up to 55 beds and to permit food preparation for two off‑site programs. Janet Goi, the organization’s executive director, described program services and operations and said the shelter has been operating under earlier approvals and waivers: she told the commission the facility currently houses 49 residents under temporary waivers and requested that those…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
