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DPH says conservatorship pilot underway; committee to receive further update in September
Summary
San Francisco DPH told supervisors it has begun engaging individuals under the SB 1045/SB 40 housing conservatorship pathway and is working with several people who may become petition candidates in the coming weeks; public comment included both calls for more conservatorship and concerns about racial disproportionality and lack of evidence that housing had been offered.
The Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee on July 23 heard an update from the Department of Public Health and the Office of the Public Conservator on the city’s housing conservatorship pilot, a pathway authorized by the state conservatorship bills referenced in the record (SB 1045/SB 40).
Angelica Almeida, Director of Forensic and Justice-Involved Behavioral Health Services at DPH, said staff have started "serving individuals" under the statutory pathway that triggers consideration after repeated 5150 detentions (the 5th through 8th 5150s). Almeida told the committee "we have not yet submitted paperwork for an individual to move forward with housing conservatorship," but said several people are on the precipice and that staff "anticipate" moving forward with petitions in the…
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