San Francisco officials push to keep paying eye-popping sum for homeless camper RV spots

San Francisco leaders are considering extending a lease for a homeless initiative that houses people on a parking lot in their RVs, despite each spot costing roughly $140,000.

are pushing to extend a lease for an RV parking lot for the homeless, despite the program becoming the"most expensive homeless response intervention" initiative in the city, according to a report.

The city carried out a pilot program at a different location on San Jose Avenue back in 2021, which allowed enough space for 29 vehicles. The city spent a total of $1,793,003 on that pilot program, meaning each parking spot cost about $61,828, less than half of the cost at Candlestick Point.Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee

Officials said the site hasn’t been able to accommodate its full capacity of 155 vehicles due to a lack of electricity. The city instead installed diesel generators to help power the site and accommodate the 35 vehicles on the lot, which sparked a federal lawsuit from residents who said the generators violate the Clean Air Act. San Francisco installed solar-powered lights following the suit.

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