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Community leaders press city departments for focused investments in Lakeview/OMI at Budget & Finance hearing
Summary
Seven city departments presented program activity and funding for the Lakeview/OMI neighborhoods at a committee hearing. Community callers and supervisors pressed for more neighborhood‑specific metrics, a satellite benefits office, targeted investments for Black‑led community organizations (IT Bookman, Catholic Charities), workforce and housing readiness tied to neighborhood preference, and further follow‑up from departments.
The Budget & Finance Committee held an extended Feb. 3 hearing on investments in the Lakeview, Ocean View, Merced Heights and Ingleside (OMI/Lakeview) communities covering 2013–2020. Seven departments gave short presentations and took questions from the committee and community stakeholders who had asked for the hearing.
Vice Chair Asha Safaei opened the hearing by describing community concerns that prior public meetings had not sufficiently addressed inequities in resources flowing to local, homegrown community‑based organizations. She asked departments to present concise, OMI‑specific information and to answer community questions about targeted investments and how reserves and budgets factor into service delivery.
Presentations and key points
- Human Services Agency (Trent Rohrer) said HSA reaches tens of thousands in the zip‑code groupings 94112/94132 and that public benefits reach is significant; he and colleagues agreed to provide more granular, geocoded data beyond ZIP codes to better align services to the supervisorial boundary.
- Department of Disability & Aging Services (Shareen McSpadden) described…
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