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Committee advances two‑year lease extension for Candlestick Bayview vehicle triage center
Summary
The Homelessness & Behavioral Health Select Committee voted 3–0 Sept. 29 to forward a resolution authorizing a two‑year sublease at Candlestick Point to continue the Bayview Vehicle Triage Center, while asking HSH to return with lower‑cost options by June 2024. Public testimony included residents and operators urging renewal and neighbors raising CEQA and pollution concerns.
The Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted unanimously Sept. 29 to forward a resolution to the full Board of Supervisors authorizing a two‑year sublease at Candlestick Point so the city can continue operating the Bayview Vehicle Triage Center (VTC).
The committee’s action sends a sublease that would run roughly Jan. 2024 through Jan. 12, 2026 — covering 312,000 square feet at Candlestick State Recreation Area — to the Board with a positive recommendation and a request that the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) return during the June 2024 budget process with options to lower operating costs.
HSH Deputy Director Emily Cohen told the committee the program has operated nearly two years under Urban Alchemy and that operations are constrained by lack of permanent electrical power and a pending fire‑suppression installation. Cohen said the site currently serves about 46…
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