Behested Payment Waiver for Temporary Shelter services
The committee will discuss a resolution that lets the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing solicit private donations for temporary shelter services, despite the Behested Payment Ordinance.
What's happening
- The committee will discuss a resolution that lets the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing solicit private donations for temporary shelter services, despite the Behested Payment Ordinance.
Why it matters
Additional private funding could expand shelter capacity for people experiencing homelessness.
Who is affected
How to act
Attend: Attend the Rules Committee meeting at City Hall, Committee Room 2639 on June 22, 2026.
Email: Send written comments to the Clerk of the Board at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Submit comment: Submit written comments before the hearing begins.
Decision update
Recommended for approval
The committee voted to recommend a resolution that would permit the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to solicit private donations for expanding temporary shelter and other homeless services, despite the Behested Payment Ordinance. This recommendation is not a final Board of Supervisors approval.
Decided Jun 22, 2026.