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Committee urges quick vetting of hotels for acquisition or long‑term lease to expand supportive housing
Summary
A resolution urging city departments to identify and evaluate hotels for purchase or long‑term lease to convert to permanent supportive housing passed committee amendment and was referred to the Board; departments were asked to return in 3–4 weeks with top candidate sites.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Feb. 18 adopted amendments and sent to the full Board a resolution urging city housing and homelessness agencies to work with state partners on identifying hotels suitable for purchase or long‑term lease to expand permanent supportive housing.
Sponsor Supervisor Ahsha Safaie framed the resolution as a "historic opportunity" to take advantage of Homekey funding, Prop C/I resources and low interest rates to acquire hotels that could be converted into supportive housing more quickly and cheaply than new construction. The resolution asks the Department…
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