Today is the final day of our Covid-related eviction ban in San Francisco. What changes now is that the pandemic era eviction ban will not cover rent payments that become due after August 29, 2023. If you cannot pay rent, or if you have received any type of eviction notice, you should get help from a tenant counselor or tenant attorney immediately.

We can and should seize the opportunity of Magistrate Ryu’s ruling to honestly address the problem of homelessness in San Francisco. Instead of political rallies and judicial appeals, we believe that the Mayor, who administers and controls San Francisco’s homeless services, should be doing everything possible to do outreach and make available adequate shelter and housing.

Last week, the Budget and Appropriations Committee approved a budget that improves the Mayor’s budget, especially in the areas of tenant outreach, housing for families and transitional age youth, early education, domestic violence services, reparations, trans initiatives, homelessness, overdose prevention, and living wages for workers. 

Letter to Director McSpadden Regarding the Acquisition of Permanent Supportive Housing in District 5