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Supervisors press HSH on high cost of safe-sleep sites as Prop C funds are reallocated
Summary
Supervisors questioned HSH over proposed safe-sleep allocations (reported $15M year 1, $5M year 2) and an apparent $57,000 per-tent annual cost; HSH said expenses reflect staffing, meals, toilets, utilities and CBO contracts and confirmed these expenditures are funded through Prop C.
Supervisors on the Budget and Appropriations Committee pressed the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) on June 23 about the expense of safe-sleep sites, even as the committee moved to release Prop C reserves that fund broader housing and prevention initiatives.
Supervisor Safaie and Supervisor Ronan focused on the safe-sleep funding line—$15,000,000 proposed for year one and $5,000,000 for year two—and asked whether the city was paying roughly $57,000 per tent per year when those totals are amortized against planned capacity. "When you…
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