"Supervisor Shamann Walton, who represents the neighborhood, is calling the move a "bait and switch." "This is another opportunity to strong-arm the community," said Walton, who represents District 10. In April, Walton clashed with Lurie for turning the Jerrold Commons site at 2177 Jerrold Ave. which was originally intended as a lot for homeless people living in RVs, into a homeless shelter. Walton is now worried the addition of more cabins will expand the shelter."
""The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is planning to temporarily store 60 vacant cabin structures in the unused space at Jerrold Commons while we identify a long-term site," said Homelessness and Supportive Housing spokesperson Emily Cohen. "We have no plans to operate the cabins and host clients while they are in storage." If the cabins are ever planned to be in use, says Cohen, "the City will conduct a robust community engagement process.""
Mayor Daniel Lurie is moving tiny cabins that once housed homeless San Franciscans at 16th and Mission to Jerrold Commons in the Bayview for temporary storage. Supervisor Shamann Walton calls the move a "bait and switch" and worries the addition of cabins will expand the site into a shelter after an earlier clash over repurposing Jerrold Commons. Homelessness and Supportive Housing says 60 vacant cabin structures will be stored while a long-term site is identified and that there are no plans to operate the cabins during storage. The department says the City will conduct robust community engagement if use is proposed. District 10 already hosts a disproportionate share of shelters and a rising homeless population.
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