San Francisco Administrative Code § 20.40 Findings

The Board of Supervisors finds and declares the following:

(a) Due to the shortage of affordable housing in San Francisco, many people suffer from a lock of permanent housing and seek emergency shelter services on a temporary basis; and

(b) Emergency shelter services in San Francisco are a limited resource and should be preserved for individuals that lack permanent housing and who currently face a housing crisis; and

(c) Shelter services provided by the City should not be used as a long-term or permanent solution to homelessness. (Added by Ord. 198-03, File No. 030737, App. 8/1/2003)