Oversight committee urges full funding for mental health, shelters and expands one-time housing subsidies

The Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee voted April 24 to forward a package of budget recommendations to the mayor and Board of Supervisors that would fully fund mental-health, shelter and homelessness-prevention programs for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and use projected one-time surpluses to expand short-term housing supports.

Staff presented draft recommendations drawn from department proposals and liaison work with departments and providers. For mental health, the committee recommended that the mayor and supervisors “fully fund all mental-health programs at the levels reflected in DPH’s budget proposal for both fiscal years.” David Adleman, a DPH budget analyst, told the committee that acquisition funds previously appropriated and Proposition C resources are available for capital needs but that state funding (Proposition 1, if awarded) would only cover capital costs while operating funds would need separate sources.

On shelter and hygiene, the committee…