Mayor Lurie Celebrates Nearly $40 Million in State Funding to Address Homelessness in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Daniel Lurie today celebrated the award of nearly $40 million in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) round six funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Governor Gavin Newsom, which supports nearly 1,000 interim housing beds per night in San Francisco. In partnership with the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), the funding will support San Francisco’s homelessness response and strengthen efforts to move people sleeping on the streets indoors. 

Since the start of Mayor Lurie’s administration, the city has opened 600 new treatment-focused beds so people on the street can receive the help they need, and encampments across the city have reached new lows. Under his Breaking the Cycle plan, the mayor has advanced plans to get drug users off San Francisco streets with a new Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation, and Triage (RESET) Center and opened a 24/7 police-friendly crisis stabilization center at 822 Geary Street, which has shown more success at connecting people in crisis to care. Mayor Lurie has also launched three new recovery-focused interim housing programs and is transforming the city’s response to the crisis—creating integrated neighborhood-based street outreach teams and introducing new policies to end the distribution of smoking supplies without connection to treatment. 

“In San Francisco, we are changing our approach to homelessness to get people off the streets and on a path toward stability. In December, we reached a record-low number of encampments—down 44% from 2024. But we can’t do this alone,” said Mayor Lurie. “The resources provided by the state are crucial—whether that’s Prop 1, HHAP dollars, or funding to make sure our freeway on-ramps and off-ramps are clean. I want to thank Governor Newsom for helping make that progress possible. We have more work to do, but we are now on the right track, and with strong partnerships and continued investment, we will keep moving forward.” 

HHAP funding has been essential to expanding the city’s shelter system. Since June 2020, San Francisco has conducted more than 2,400 encampment resolution operations and connected 8,434 people to shelter programs. While not all shelter programs used during encampment resolutions are HHAP-funded, these state funds have played a critical role in adding more than 1,850 shelter beds to the city’s system of care. 

With this award, San Francisco has now received approximately $227 million in HHAP funding since 2020, reflecting sustained state investment in the city’s homelessness response. HHAP round six was approved as part of San Francisco’s Regional Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan and will be administered by the San Francisco Continuum of Care, including allocations for the City and County of San Francisco. 

“San Francisco takes seriously its responsibility to resolve encampments in a way that honors the rights and dignity of people experiencing homelessness while prioritizing connections to shelter and services,” said Shireen McSpadden, HSH Executive Director. “Without these beds, the city would not be able to resolve encampments effectively or at the scale required to make real progress.” 

HHAP funding will continue to support outreach, interim housing, permanent housing pathways, and system improvements that increase flow and reduce the length of time people spend homeless. HSH will maintain strong oversight and publicly report on outcomes to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of these funds.