"On Friday, Newsom announced that a combined $419 million will go to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego in the sixth round of grants awarded through the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program. The HHAP program has distributed around $4.5 billion for local homelessness response so far, according to the governor, and additional dollars will be doled out in the next six months."
"San Francisco will receive about $39.9 million, which will fund shelters and navigation centers throughout the city. Just prior to the latest round of grants, the state awarded $187 million to San Francisco, according to the HHAP fiscal data dashboard. Additionally, decades ago, the state shut down many poorly run public hospitals and closed beds for people experiencing severe mental illness, with the aim of pivoting to a community-led response."
San Francisco faces another year of painful budget cuts and will receive about $39.9 million from the state's sixth HHAP grant round to fund shelters and navigation centers. The sixth round awards $419 million to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, and the HHAP program has distributed around $4.5 billion statewide with additional funds expected over the next six months. The state previously awarded $187 million to San Francisco. Decades ago, the state closed many poorly run public hospitals and beds for people with severe mental illness intending a community-led response that did not fully materialize.
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