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Committee welcomes new member Billy Lemon; public commenters and members praise former member Friedenbach

Our City Our Home Oversight Committee · January 22, 2026
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The committee welcomed appointee Billy Lemon, who described lived experience with homelessness and nonprofit work; public commenters sought event-space funding and praised the committee's work; members paid tribute to outgoing member Jennifer Friedenbach and her role in Proposition C.

Chair Williams introduced Billy Lemon at the start of the meeting; Lemon said he comes to the seat ‘‘with lived experience, having been unhoused,’’ and described 11 years running a nonprofit that helps people find sobriety. He thanked Board President Mandelmann and the Board of Supervisors for his appointment and said he had spent weeks…

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