"The city will open a new Office of Homelessness Solutions to head Oakland's response to one of its most entrenched issues the thousands of people who live in town without permanent housing. When it opens, the new office will focus on preventing nearly 2,500 people from becoming homeless each year, spending money to rehouse people quickly and build new shelter beds in a city that frequently finds itself short of them."
"Mayor Barbara Lee said Tuesday that $800 million in county Measure W funds allocated to Oakland will go toward establishing the new office, though it was not immediately clear the timeframe by which the city will receive that much money from the general tax revenue. It is among the first major, tangible initiatives launched by Lee, who took office in May and promised to stabilize leadership in a city that is often scrambling to find housing solutions."
The city will open a new Office of Homelessness Solutions to coordinate response to thousands of residents without permanent housing. The office will focus on preventing nearly 2,500 people from becoming homeless annually, rapidly rehousing people and building new shelter beds to address shortages. Mayor Barbara Lee said $800 million in Alameda County Measure W funds allocated to Oakland will go toward establishing the office, though the timeframe for receiving the money is unclear. The office is among the first major initiatives launched after Lee took office in May and aims to stabilize leadership and advance lasting regional housing solutions. Turnover and financial constraints previously led the city to decentralize homelessness management, complicating long-term planning.
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