District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder disputes the city's assertion that a new 90-day cap on shelter stays has positively affected the flow of families into stable housing. Fielder argues that the reported 51% decline in the shelter waitlist is not a result of the new policy, but rather due to redefined eligibility criteria that disqualify many current applicants. She advocates for extending the shelter stay cap to one year to give families more time to stabilize their situations after leaving shelters.
Fielder rebutted claims of improved shelter flow, asserting that a 51% drop in waitlists was due to redefined eligibility, not new shelter stay caps.
Fielder proposed extending shelter stay limits from 90 days to one year, emphasizing families need adequate time to transition from shelter to stable housing.
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