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Committee advances $4 million amendment for Mid‑Market/Tenderloin community safety program; members cite reporting and governance concerns
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee on Feb. 12 voted to forward to the full Board without recommendation a $4 million amendment to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s grant with the Mid‑Market Foundation for the Mid‑Market/Tenderloin community‑based safety program. Supporters cited reductions in 911 calls at pilot sites while analysts and
The Budget & Finance Committee voted to send to the full Board a resolution approving Amendment No. 6 to the grant between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and the Mid‑Market Foundation, adding $4,000,000 to the grant (bringing total grant authority to about $68,851,756) to maintain ambassador staffing levels in the Mid‑Market and Tenderloin through June 30, 2025. The committee forwarded the item to the full Board without recommendation because of concerns about contract monitoring and nonprofit governance.
What the amendment covers OEWD Deputy Director Chris Gorges and Sam Dodge of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) described the amendment as necessary to maintain current ambassador staffing and operations for public‑facing street response work in the Tenderloin and Mid‑Market. OEWD said the funding largely comes from the general fund and other identified sources (the presentation…
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