Thread by @MattHaneySF

Last year, we introduced a law to ensure no supportive housing tenant pays more than 30% of their limited income in rent.

Mayor @LondonBreed committed to fund this in her upcoming budget.

A huge victory for our supportive housing tenants, fairness, & justice. @30rightnow

Thank you Mayor Breed for your support and commitment. We made this clear it would be a priority. And to all the supportive housing tenants who came together with us to make this happen.

This will have an immediate impact on thousands of people’s lives who are some of the poorest people in our city. It could make the difference between eating or not eating or accessing critical healthcare or staying in their home for these tenants.

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It's entirely arbitrary who pays 30% and who pays often a lot more currently--some tenants, many of whom are older, sick or disabled--pay over 50% of their limited income, sometimes up to 80 or 90%.

These are people who are no longer homeless, but if we squeeze them and we take every dollar out of their pocket, it makes it a lot more likely that they’ll be homeless again. This is a critical homelessness prevention strategy as well.

And a special thank you to Jordan Davis. Jordan has worked tirelessly on this over the last 2 years, and it would not have happened without Jordan's work.