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Supervisors press housing authority and Eugene Berger on safety, vacant units and alleged illegal rentals
Summary
At a Rules Committee hearing, supervisors, residents and service providers raised safety, maintenance and alleged illegal-renting practices at Sunnydale and Potrero Hill. SFHA and Eugene Berger described monitoring plans and said investigations are ongoing; supervisors requested quarterly public reporting.
San Francisco supervisors on May 20 pressed the San Francisco Housing Authority and contractor Eugene Berger Management Corporation about persistent safety and management problems at Sunnydale and Potrero Hill public-housing sites, including allegations that staff illegally rented vacant units.
Supervisor Shimon Walton opened the hearing by citing a 2023 compliance report and resident complaints, saying "there has not been strong enough measures to address the problems of property management and service delivery at the sites." He asked SFHA and MOHCD what steps they've taken since the prior hearing and what remains to be done.
SFHA representatives described daily monitoring, boarding practices and coordination with…
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