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Lower Nob Hill residents press city to close or change 711 Post Street shelter; HSH proposes transition plans
Summary
Neighbors described increased open drug use, trash and safety incidents near 711 Post Street and urged the city to close the shelter. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing said closure would take "between 9 and 12 months to wind it down responsibly," announced stepped-up monitoring and a planned new one-year operator contract effective April 1, and committed to enhanced good-neighbor measures.
Residents and business owners from Lower Nob Hill urged the Board of Supervisors' Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee to close the 711 Post Street shelter or substantially change how it operates, saying the site has depressed neighborhood safety, cleanliness, and commerce since it opened in 2022.
Supervisor Danny Sauter, who requested the hearing, framed the issue as balancing the needs of people experiencing homelessness and the quality of life for the neighborhood. "This neighborhood has been ignored...and that's what today's hearing is all about," he said.
Emily Cohen, deputy director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), described the site as one of the city's largest shelters, currently serving…
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