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Civil Grand Jury urges clearer data and an oversight commission for San Francisco homelessness agency; Board amends and forwards response
Summary
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee heard a civil grand jury progress report criticizing public communication and data use at the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH); the committee amended a draft response and voted to forward the resolution to the full Board.
The San Francisco Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Oct. 20 heard a civil grand jury progress report that urged clearer public data, improved neighborhood outreach and creation of a commission to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH).
Court Gross, chair of the grand jury investigation committee, said the jury found that public-facing information about homelessness is “nearly inscrutable” and that relying primarily on the Point‑in‑Time (PIT) count can be misleading. The report recommended a new oversight commission (recommendation R4), better dashboarding of shelter and program data, neighborhood outreach improvements and age‑specific data to address an aging unhoused…
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