This resolution opposes President Trump's Executive Order that targets mental health and substance use disorders, homelessness, and poverty as criminal issues. It argues that the order undermines effective, evidence-based solutions to these challenges.
Resolution condemning President Trump's Executive Order “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” criminalizing mental health and substance use disorders, homelessness, and poverty, and defund evidence-based solutions.
How it got here
The legislation originated in response to President Trump's Executive Order aimed at addressing homelessness and substance use disorders, prompting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to condemn the order.
President Trump issued an Executive Order titled 'Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets', which directed funding away from programs addressing homelessness and substance use disorders.
The Trump administration issued a grant freeze on $3.6 billion of previously approved homeless funding, impacting local programs.
Reports indicated that 60,000 households would lose their Emergency Housing Vouchers due to the Trump administration's actions.
Supervisors Fielder and Walton introduced a resolution condemning the Executive Order and reaffirming support for evidence-based solutions to homelessness.
California passed Senate Bill 1380, which mandated the adoption of Housing First policies in state programs addressing homelessness, establishing a framework for effective responses to homelessness.
The resolution is currently pending committee action within the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
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