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Supervisors hear shelter-monitoring report citing access gaps, 64 complaints and funding pressure
Summary
The Rules Committee received the Shelter Monitoring Committee’s quarterly report documenting 64 complaints between July 1 and Sept. 30, gaps between reported vacancies and people turned away, and a recommendation to protect emergency homeless services amid looming budget cuts.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Dec. 9 heard a detailed quarterly report from the Shelter Monitoring Committee that documented persistent problems in the city’s emergency shelter system and warned that midyear budget cuts could worsen access.
Quentin Mackey, chair of the Shelter Monitoring Committee, told the committee that for the July 1–Sept. 30 reporting period the committee conducted 14 site visits and received 64 complaints, with 43% of the complaints centered at Multi-Service Center South. "For that period ... we received 64 complaints," Mackey said, noting concerns about food quality, staff treatment and transport to distant shelters.
Mackey and several public speakers said a central problem is a mismatch between…
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