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SF spends $61k annually per tent; housing costs much less
City Faces Moment of Truth in Combating Homelessness
The Democrats’ American Rescue Plan provides $32 billion for addressing homelessness and low-income rental assistance. The National Low Income Housing Coalition website which offers a great city and state breakdowns has San Francisco slated to get nearly $19 million in new homeless action grant funds (the Plan also erased the city’s $650 million budget deficit).
The question then emerges: will San Francisco use these new funds to house the unhoused or only seek band aid solutions?
The answer should not be a mystery: city officials have long said that the lack of funds was the only major obstacle to solving widespread homelessness. Now a lot of the necessary funding is here.