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Rules Committee forwards three recommended appointees for Homeless Oversight Commission after multi-hour hearing
Summary
After a multihour public hearing with dozens of applicants and extensive public comment, the Rules Committee sent three recommendations for seats on the Homeless Oversight Commission to the full Board (Joaquin Guerrero — seat 5; Kristen Evans — seat 6; Bevan Dufty — seat 7) by a 2–1 committee vote, and tabled a withdrawn mayoral nomination (item 5).
The Rules Committee spent the bulk of its March 13 meeting vetting applicants for the Homeless Oversight Commission established by Proposition C and forwarded three candidates to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
The committee held a public hearing to fill three seats: seat 5 (reserved for someone who has personally experienced homelessness), seat 6 (a person with substantial experience providing services to or advocating for people experiencing homelessness), and seat 7 (someone with experience working with homeless families or youth). Dozens of applicants and many public speakers participated in person and by phone.
Applicants who testified included individuals with lived experience (for example, Tracy Mixon and Gregory Johnson), longtime frontline workers and program…
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