SF’s Homeless Problem: How Did We Get Here?
CBS SF Bay Area: Wilson Walker takes a look at San Francisco’s homeless problem, and how it developed over time. (6/26/16)
SF Homeless Chief Tells Supervisors to Pass Sales Tax — Now
San Francisco Chronicle: SF Homeless Chief Tells Supervisors to Pass Sales Tax — Now
Jeff Kositsky, the director of homelessness helps to open the new Navigation Center at the Civic Center Hotel along with Mayor Ed Lee, (left) near the corner of Market and 12th streets in San Francisco, California on Tues. June 28, 2016.
Politicking around proposed legislation for November’s ballot has drawn an unlikely measure into the mix: the city’s proposed sales tax.
The measure, which is up for a vote at the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, would increase the sales tax by 0.75 percentage points, to 9.5 percent. It is currently at 8.75 percent and will decrease to 8.5 percent in October. Click here to read the full article.
SF Civil Grand Jury Calls for Homelessness Reforms
SF Chronicle: SF civil grand jury calls for homelessness reforms
The San Francisco civil grand jury handed the city’s new homelessness czar what amounts to a ringing endorsement for his key plans Tuesday when it called for more housing for street people, better routing into that housing from shelters and the creation of a system closely tracking homeless clients through aid agencies.
After studying the city’s homeless system from September 2015 to the end of May, the grand jury found that although low-income housing is crucial for preventing homelessness and helping the most able people move indoors, the most troubled, or chronically homeless, will need more supportive housing, which includes intensive counseling in the same building. Click here for the full article.
How SF Will Re-Envision, Integrate its Homelessness Services
San Francisco Chronicle.
By Jeff Kositsky
On Friday, the city of San Francisco will take a bold step toward re-invisioning the way homelessness is addressed by launching the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. More than 23,000 homeless people in San Francisco have left the streets or shelters for permanent housing since 2004. With nearly 7,000 people experiencing homelessness and 3,500 of those people currently on our streets, we have an urgent task at hand. Click here to access the full op-ed.
Mayor Lee Opens Second Navigation Center at Civic Center Hotel
MAYOR LEE OPENS SECOND NAVIGATION CENTER AT CIVIC CENTER HOTEL
New Navigation Center Provides More Support & Safety for Homeless Residents Living on Streets
San Francisco, CA— Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the opening of the second Navigation Center located at the Civic Center Hotel at 20 12th Street. The Navigation Center is part of Mayor Lee’s pioneering approach to help homeless people reconnect with loved ones at home, move off the streets and into stable housing or residential treatment programs and get access to the services they need to stabilize their lives. Click here for the full press release.
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