San Francisco Housing Authority leader, Tonia Lediju, departs, sources say

Tonia Lediju is no longer affiliated with the San Francisco Housing Authority. Her departure timing and whether she was asked to step down remain unclear, and calls to Lediju went unanswered. Her profile on the Housing Authority's Executive Staff page was taken down. The Housing Authority administers roughly $460 million in federal housing subsidies annually and has faced criticism for financial mismanagement and poor maintenance of its remaining public housing. The agency was placed under city oversight in 2019 after a HUD-recorded audit found a $30 million deficit and required restructuring and reallocation of nearly $7 million. Lediju, previously the city's chief auditor, led that restructuring and was named CEO in 2021; problems and tenant complaints have persisted.

Mission Local has learned from multiple sources that Housing Authority Chief Executive Officer Tonia Lediju, appointed by former Mayor London Breed in 2021 to oversee the embattled affordable housing agency, is "no longer affiliated" with the San Francisco Housing Authority. By publishing time, it is unclear whether Lediju was asked to step down from her position or left the San Francisco Housing Authority proactively.

Over the past decade, the San Francisco Housing Authority, which provides approximately $460 million in federal housing subsidies to low-income families per year, has come under fire for financial mismanagement and poor maintenance of the public housing complexes in San Francisco still run by the Housing Authority - a dwindling number. Currently, the Housing Authority is only a part of the ownership structure at Plaza East Apartments and North Beach Place.

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