Thu, May 12
|Call-In: 415-655-0001, ID: 2490 219 9126##
Hearing: "A Place for All" Legislation
The ordinance would require the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to prepare an implementation plan within three months, including an estimate of how many people would be expected to accept shelter in the City and the cost of providing shelter for all people willing to accept it.
Time & Location
May 12, 2022, 10:00 AM
Call-In: 415-655-0001, ID: 2490 219 9126##
About the Event
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The APA legislation, which is sponsored by Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Matt Haney, Catherine Stefani, Myrna Melgar, and Gordon Mar was introduced on March 22, 2022. APA directs the City of San Francisco to:
- Establish a policy to provide shelter to all who will accept it.
- Develop an implementation plan that expands the number and range of shelter options including tents, cabins, Navigation Centers, and traditional shelter to accommodate all those willing to accept shelter.
At the press conference for APA, RescueSF co-founder Mark Nagel said, "Street sleeping doesn't make someone safe, sane, or sober. To end our devastating homelessness crisis, we need to stop managing homelessness like it’s a normal part of urban life, and we need to start treating it like the humanitarian emergency that it is.
For more information:
- APA -- Press Release
- APA -- Fact Sheet
- APA -- Full Legislation
- SF Examiner Article - Editorial: San Francisco must take urgent action to expand homeless shelter options
- SF Chronicle Article - Proposal would force S.F. to provide shelter to all homeless people. Could it get more folks off the streets?
- Podcast -- Listen: Can a shelter mandate fix San Francisco's streets?