Will there be a long term/more permanent solution?
If we want to see real change for our homeless residents, we need more shelter beds - which are often the first step in helping someone off the streets. This 84-bed center, with 20 beds just for women, brings us closer to my goal of 1,000 new beds by 2020.https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-opens-its-newest-Navigation-Center-Wednesday-13518892.php …
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Yes! The next step is ensuring that we have the housing and services to continue their path out of homelessness. We have a great opportunity to do so with the $181 million windfall we recently learned is available to the City:https://medium.com/@LondonBreed/making-a-difference-on-homelessness-and-affordable-housing-22fc8577706f …
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Thank you for the updates - always helps us residents learn about what is being done. Question, why only 1,000? Are there limitations on property in SOMA or Tenderloin to be able to flip into shelters?
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Good question. Yes, securing locations is always difficult, but 1,000 beds is the biggest expansion in San Francisco in 30 years. The idea is the nightly wait-list for shelter is ~1,000 people per night - this would help ensure that we have enough beds for people that want one.
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First step is making sleeping / defecating in public illegal. Once booked transition to shelters / mental health facility. We are getting impatient and want our beautiful city back. Please write & enforce the law so we don’t have to put our health at risk any longer.
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Would SF receive the same amount of $ to spend on “fighting homelessness” if people were removed from the streets immediately? My guess is no... Makes you wonder - what’s controllable, and do we want to live in a city where profit is prioritized over quality of life for workers
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84 is a start and it’s great to see movement. 1,000 beds in 2 years though? At that rate would it not take over 10 years to deal with just the current homeless?
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@OurHomeSF, we would already have funding for that goal.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thank you for chipping away at the problem. It’s a start.
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Still not enough! As a 9 year resident of SF I’m appalled at what I see and have grown tired of the lack of resources. You need to get radical to get this issue addressed and helping these folks off the streets.
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