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Daly City opens HUD action‑plan hearing as providers warn senior homelessness is rising
Summary
At a Dec. 9 public hearing, Daly City staff outlined the FY25/26 HUD action‑plan process and local providers told the council seniors are the fastest‑growing group experiencing housing instability; council approved opening the hearing and will take a second hearing in April on a draft action plan.
Daly City’s City Council opened a public hearing Dec. 9 to gather community input for the city’s FY2025–26 HUD one‑year action plan, a required step for receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds. Lanelle Soliguen, the city’s staff lead on HUD programs, told the council the city does not yet know next year’s allocations but cited FY2024–25 awards of $932,468 in CDBG and $284,032 in HOME funds as reference points.
The hearing drew presentations from local service providers who urged continued and targeted use of the federal funds. “We house over 1,200 people each year,” Kate Comforthar of HIP Housing told the council, describing HIP’s new Housing Readiness Program for seniors. Comforthar said national and state research shows households headed by older adults are growing rapidly, and that in the Bay Area “the fastest growing homeless population in the country are seniors.”
Pam Dorr of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco thanked Daly City staff for CDBG home‑repair support and described an immediate roof repair starting that will keep a senior out of the elements. Miguel Chavez of LifeMoves said the agency operates multiple interim housing programs across the Bay Area and described Family Crossroads in Daly City as a program serving one‑bedroom furnished units where households work toward employment and stability.
Councilmembers praised the frontline providers and emphasized the limits of available federal dollars. The vice mayor and others urged continued outreach and vetting of nonprofit partners, and staff noted projects approved in FY25/26 on the two‑year CDBG cycle could be eligible for automatic contract renewal into FY26/27 if HUD funding is received and subrecipients meet performance goals.
Council approved the motion to open the public hearing and staff said the process will include a second public hearing in April to review the draft FY25/26 action plan before final submission to HUD.
Next steps: staff will publish a draft action plan for public comment and hold the April hearing to receive formal comments on the draft before the council adopts the one‑year plan.
