Governor Newsom and Mayor Lurie announce new funding for homelessness and mental health in SF

Office of the Governor · January 16, 2026

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Welcome and land acknowledgment

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Emery Tahi (Friendship House house manager) opened with a land acknowledgment, introduced himself as Navajo Nation (Bitterwater Clan) and described Friendship House's role in culturally based behavioral health and addiction recovery.

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Governor Gavin Newsom visited Friendship House in San Francisco to announce and defend recent HAP/Proposition 1 funding, celebrate the site selected for Village SF and outline state accountability requirements for grant recipients. City and state officials described recent progress on homelessness while reporters pressed the governor on metrics, budget risks and federal policy uncertainty.

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