Overview

• The mayor’s office officially abandoned its pledge to add 1,500 new shelter beds in six months after acknowledging the goal was unattainable
• A city review found San Francisco spends over $1 billion annually on more than 25,000 shelter beds and estimated that 1,500 additional beds would cost at least $60 million
• Since taking office, the administration has opened or announced 436 shelter, housing, and treatment beds but eliminated 241 existing beds, resulting in a net gain of 195 beds
• The administration is reallocating resources toward addiction and mental health services, wraparound care, and tighter interagency coordination to improve overall system effectiveness
• Advocates have welcomed the strategic shift but cautioned that proposed RV parking bans and efforts to loosen Proposition C legislative oversight could strain limited shelter and family housing resources