By Christin Evans, HANC Board
The next meeting of the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council will be held on Thursday, October 13 from 7-9pm via Zoom. We are hosting guests who will share the details of four important measures on the November 2022 ballot: Propositions C (Homeless Oversight Commission), H (City Elections in Even-Numbered Years), L (Sales Tax for Transportation Projects) and O (Additional Parcel Tax for City College).
Proposition C, placed on the ballot by a majority of the Board of Supervisors and opposed by the Mayor, is a Charter amendment to create a new Commission to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH). The measure does not remove the current bodies with partial jurisdiction, including the Our City Our Home Oversight Committee (OCOH) and the Local Homeless Coordinating Board (LHCB), but adds a comprehensive 7-member commission to review the policies and programs of HSH which was created in 2016 and now has a budget over $600 million annually. With 4 appointees by the Mayor and 3 by the Board of Supervisors, the Commission is unlikely to have a significant impact on a department the mayor controls but it would create a regular forum for the department to give regular updates. The measure also requires the City controller to conduct audits of homelessness services.