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Supervisors press HSH to speed release of $10M SRO elevator fund after repeated delays
Summary
After two years of missed deadlines for a $10 million SRO elevator modernization fund, supervisors questioned the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing about legal, staffing and procurement delays and asked the mayor—s office to help expedite awards and require quicker construction start-dates.
San Francisco supervisors on April 18 pushed the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to accelerate distribution of a $10 million capital fund set aside to modernize elevators in privately owned supportive housing SROs.
Chair Dean Preston opened Item 2 by recounting a string of missed deadlines: HSH had earlier told the Board a NOFA would issue in February 2023, then in summer 2023, then by year-end 2023. The notice was ultimately posted on Feb. 16, 2024, only after media inquiries, supervisors said.
Deputy Director Emily Cohen (HSH) said the NOFA is targeted to privately owned buildings leased to nonprofit operators; eligibility requires a 50% owner match, at…
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