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Committee adds reporting requirement, forwards HSH behested-payment waiver extension

Government Audit and Oversight Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · November 20, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted to amend and forward a resolution allowing Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing leaders to solicit donations under a behested-payment waiver, adding a 60‑day reporting requirement for donations solicited under the waiver.

The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted Nov. 20 to amend and forward a resolution authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) executive director and senior leaders to solicit donations notwithstanding the city’s behested‑payment ordinance, adding a requirement that HSH report donations to the Board of Supervisors within 60 days of the waiver’s expiration.

HSH Executive Director Sherry McSpadden told the committee the waiver "remains essential for our ability to fundraise, explore philanthropic partnerships, and to coordinate private support that expands the…

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