City directs $60 million toward Black community services and housing support

City directs $60 million toward Black community services and housing support

Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Shamann Walton announced that funding would be diverted from the police budget toward the black community in June 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner) San Francisco released new details Thursday for how it plans to spend $60 million this fiscal year to help Black residents using funds previously redirected from law enforcement agencies, with money going towards housing, health services and a proposed guaranteed income program.

The effort, led by Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton, is meant to improve the lives of San Francisco’s Black residents by addressing health outcomes, economic […]

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