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Budget committee forwards $18.7M plan for semi‑congregate shelter at 711 Post Street amid neighborhood pushback
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted Feb. 2 to forward a resolution approving a grant agreement between the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and Urban Alchemy to operate a semi‑congregate shelter at 711 Post Street, capping capacity at 250, after extensive public comment and promises by HSH to codify neighborhood commitments. The forwarding passed 3–0.
The San Francisco Budget & Finance Committee voted Feb. 2 to forward to the full Board of Supervisors a grant agreement that would authorize the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to lease and operate a semi‑congregate shelter at 711 Post Street with Urban Alchemy as the contractor.
Deputy Director Emily Cohen told the committee the former youth hostel includes 123 individual rooms and community space and is being proposed to serve “approximately 250 adults experiencing homelessness.” She described on‑site staff and 24/7 street activation and ambassador services provided by Urban Alchemy and said the contract term would run from Feb. 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024, for a total not‑to‑exceed amount of approximately $18,700,000. “HSH is very excited about the proposed semi‑congregate shelter at 711 Post Street,” Cohen said…
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