The Homelessness Oversight Commission (“HOC”) launched in May 2023 after San Francisco voters approved the creation of the Commission through a ballot measure in November 2022. It is the main body that oversees HSH’s work. There are seven seats on the HOC. The HOC’s main responsibilities include:
- Approving budgets
- Formulating annual and long-term goals
- Establishing departmental performance standards
- Holding hearings and taking testimony
- Conducting public education and outreach
- Conducting performance audits of HSH’s service delivery
The HOC will also:
- Appoint all members of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board (LHCB) and receive advice from the LHCB on federal Continuum of Care (CoC) programs.
- Appoint all members of the Shelter Grievance Advisory Committee (SGAC) and receive an annual written report from SGAC.
- Appoint all members of the Shelter Monitoring Committee (SMC) and receive regular reports from the SMC.
- Receive advice and recommendations from the Our City, Our Home Oversight (OCOH) Committee on the administration of Prop C (2018) funding.
Commission Meetings
The HOC meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month at city hall in room 416. Meetings are streamed online at SFGOV TV or Channel 78.
The public is invited to observe the meetings and provide public comment in person or remotely. Remote access to meetings is available by using a phone to access the conference call line. The conferencing phone number is listed in each meeting agenda.
For more information, please contact Commission Secretary Bridget Badasow at bridget.badasow@sfgov.org.
Governing Documents
ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS
Subcommittees
Additional Information
Disability Access
- City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Ramps are available at the Grove, Van Ness, and McAllister entrances.
- Assistive listening devices, real time captioning, readers, large print agendas, or other accommodations are available upon request.
- Please contact Bridget Badasow, Commission Secretary, at bridget.badasow@sfgov.org, at least 2 business days before the meeting for Disability Access requests.
Translation Services
- Sign language interpreters and interpreters for languages other than English are available upon request.
- Please contact Bridget Badasow, Commission Secretary, at bridget.badasow@sfgov.org, at least 5 business days before the meeting for Translation Services requests.
Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgement
The San Francisco Homelessness Oversight Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the Ancestors, Elders, and Relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.