Tax On San Francisco’s Businesses Isn’t Correct Way To Address Homeless Crisis, Three City Leaders Say
If passed, Prop C would bring in between $250 million and $300 million annually to pay for supportive housing, new shelters, mental health treatment and other services. Some officials, though, are criticizing the measure for lacking safeguards to ensure the money it brings in is effectively spent.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Three SF Elected Leaders Announce Opposition To Prop. C — Raising Business Taxes For Homeless Services
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Assemblyman David Chiu and Sen. Scott Wiener released statements Friday opposing Proposition C, a local ballot measure that would raise taxes on the city’s largest businesses to fund an array of homelessness services. ...The measure would impose an average of about 0.5 percent in gross receipts tax on corporate revenue above $50 million, impacting between 300 and 400 of the city’s biggest corporations. (Fracassa, 10/5)
In other news —
San Francisco Chronicle:
Berkeley Navigation Center Helps Homeless Couple Find Apartment
Berkeley’s Navigation Center opened in July on the site of a former sprawling tent encampment. It can house up to 45 people at one time in a pair of air-conditioned trailers, and residents can stay for up to six months. Bay Area Community Services, a nonprofit homeless outreach organization, runs the site, and social workers help residents find jobs, health services and permanent places to live. (Taylor Jr., 10/8)