By Christin Evans, HANC Board

The 2018 Yes on Proposition C, Our City Our Home (OCOH) campaign, just reached another milestone.  Following the court victory which unlocked approximately $300 million annually in funds for homeless solutions, the Controller allowed the OCOH Oversight Committee to commence its meetings.  

On the September agenda were introductions of the committee appointees. The Oversight committee is composed of 4 appointees by the Board of Supervisors and 4 appointees by the Mayor and 1 additional appointee from the Controller’s office.  The committee elected two members -- both women of color -- to serve as the Chair (Shannell Wililams) and Vice Chair (Julia D’Antonio).

The October meeting had a full three hours of presentations including the Coalition on Homelessness’s “Stop the Revolving Door” report which sought through interviews conducted by peer researchers to identify the current gaps in the city’s response to homelessness -- and possibly areas where the OCOH Oversight Committee might make recommendations for use of Prop C funds.

The OCOH Oversight Committee meetings are being recorded and broadcast on SFGOVTV.  Recordings of the first two meetings are already available and can be livestreamed at https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=209 .  

The OCOH Committee will plan to meet monthly for the first several months to dive deep into the different categories and proposals for authorization of funds for permanent housing, rental subsidies, behavioral health and emergency response.  The next meeting is a two-day “retreat” event scheduled for November 9th at 1pm and November 10th at 2pm which will also be broadcast on SFGOVTV.  

Agendas, minutes, and supporting documents for the OCOH can be found at https://sfcontroller.org/meetings/220 .