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Committee tables Rec & Parks ordinance to inventory park and city property for "safe sleeping" sites after intense public comment
Summary
A proposed emergency ordinance directing Recreation & Parks to identify Rec & Park properties suitable for temporary safe sleeping sites drew sustained public comment both for and against using Golden Gate Park; the sponsor reached an agreement with Rec & Parks staff to produce lists and the committee voted to table the ordinance pending those reports.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee on May 18 opened extensive public comment on a sponsor‑introduced emergency ordinance that would require the Recreation & Parks Department to identify and report underused park and department property that could be used for temporary safe sleeping sites during the COVID‑19 emergency.
Sponsor Supervisor Feuer told the committee that the goal is to identify sites that meet public‑health specifications (marked spaces for tents or safe sleeping, bathrooms, handwashing stations, meals, trash removal, janitorial services and 24/7 staffing), and emphasized that the…
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