Voters in November may decide what City Hall politicians could only fight about: whether to spend millions of dollars annually on a new kind of court designed to bring much-needed help to those arrested in the crime-plagued Tenderloin. Newsom’s political opponents on the Board of Supervisors had refused to approve a spending request on the court in light of proposed spending cuts to other long-established social services.
Supervisor Chris Daly, who represents the district where the court would be placed and is a critic of the plan, submitted a measure Tuesday signed by three of his colleagues – Supervisors Jake McGoldrick, Ross Mirkarimi and Aaron Peskin – that seemingly takes aim at the court proposal.
On Tuesday, Chris Daly introduced a measure that would require The City spend about $2.7 BILLION on below-market-rate housing during the next 15 years. — SF Examiner
It would be unconscionable for the Board of Supervisors to obstruct this measure from reaching the November ballot — Daly, Peskin, McGoldrick and Mirkarimi, specifically. The citizens of San Francisco have a right to safety, clean streets, and of course – the right to vote. Chris Daly also introduced a measure yesterday that would require The City to spend $2.7 BILLION on below-market-rate housing over the next 15 years. Yes, BILLION! It really is time to put a stop to the “Political Poverty Complex” Daly has created in the Tenderloin. — livinintheloin
Mayor Files Measure for Drug Court — SFGATE
Justice for Gav’s Tenderloin Community Court — Curbed SF
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Given how polarized our politics is — the Daly and Newsom show at City Hall gets really aggravating — I share your frustration about lack of progress in the Community Courts. But it’s frustrating to create a new program while the City is cutting $20 million in health and human services for the most vulnerable.
I’m not one of those progressives who opposes the Community Justice Center as a matter of principle. I think it has promise, and could be a good solution. But we can’t fund it without making sure there will be services to refer people who get arrested and sent to the Court. Otherwise, we’re setting up failure.
Daly’s “Treatment on Demand” proposal is a way to make the CJC work — although we can certainly debate how much money to spend on services is appropriate. But the Examiner article was very misleading because the “$2.7 billion on below-market rate housing over 15 years” measure is NOT the “Treatment on Demand” measure. They are two different measures, and the “Treatment on Demand” measure won’t cost nearly that much.
As for the “$2.7 billion in housing over 15 years,” that’s the Housing Charter Amendment that would allocate approx. $33 million a year in below-market rate housing funds. Last I checked, $33 million x 15 years doesn’t even come close to $2.7 billion. The Examiner needs to do basic arithmetic.
Now that The city has restored $9 Million to social services (that were originally cut), it will be interesting to see if the CJC moves forward. Either with the BOS, or as a ballot item in November. — livinintheloin