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SF supervisors hear urgent warnings as HUD operating-subsidy cuts threaten public-housing services and safety
Summary
San Francisco officials and residents warned that proposed federal HUD funding changes and proration could cut roughly $4 million from the Housing Authority's operating budget next year, risking maintenance, security and services for thousands of low-income, elderly and disabled residents; the committee asked staff to draft a city resolution and seek short-term policing costs for an affected site.
San Francisco supervisors and housing officials on Tuesday heard stark warnings that proposed federal funding changes for public housing could force immediate service reductions, layoffs and worsened safety at public-housing sites across the city.
Dr. Fortner, director of the San Francisco Housing Authority, told the Government Audit and Oversight Committee the housing authority faces an operating-subsidy reduction tied to HUDs shift to an asset-management funding model. He said the authoritys earlier projection of a $7 million loss was reduced through advocacy and technical adjustments to roughly $4 million, but that even a $4 million shortfall "is a bad environment" the agency cannot absorb with current reserves.
A representative of the Mayors Office of Housing said the…
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