"There has been much said about the Prop. C categories and the desire of some electeds to move money from housing to shelter. Their idea is typically explained that shelter is quicker to get up and running and less expensive. Neither are true. Housing First is an evidence-based model, has been massively researched and it works across the country. In SF, our supportive housing has a 97% success rate. Regardless of current political winds, nothing solves homelessness like a home. Obviously, building housing takes time and is expensive; however it does save money in both the long run and in the short term. It is worth the effort."
"Friedenbach was the driving force behind Our City, Our Home, which raised taxes on the city's biggest corporations to pay for supportive housing and services for unhoused people or people at risk of homelessness. Sup. Jackie Fielder, who spoke highly of Lemon, said the move was more than a simple decision to replace one qualified activist with another. "I fear her removal is in retaliation for her support of housing first," Fielder said. "Her removal further undermines Our City Our Home.""
San Francisco supervisors voted 7-3 to replace Coalition on Homelessness Director Jennifer Friedenbach on the board overseeing Prop. C spending with William Lemon, who runs the Castro Country Club sober space. Friedenbach led Our City, Our Home, which raised taxes on major corporations to fund supportive housing and services for unhoused people or people at risk of homelessness. Some supervisors seek to reallocate funds toward short-term shelters, while others argue shelters are neither quicker nor cheaper. Housing First is presented as an evidence-based model with a 97% success rate in San Francisco and prioritizes moving people into supportive housing to address substance use, mental health, and employment readiness.
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