SoMa Residents File Complaint with State, Accusing SF of Pushing Unhoused Resources to Their Area

SoMa residents file complaint with state, accusing SF of pushing unhoused resources to their area

Fed up with the "concentration" of public health and unhoused services in their neighborhood, a group of neighbors are now asking the state for help.

SoMa Residents Demand More Housing, Redistribution of Shelters to Other Neighborhoods

Residents filed a civil rights complaint, alleging the city treats western SoMa as a “containment zone” for poverty despite recent legislation, and they’re asking the state to decertify Lurie's upzoning plan, arguing its use of “industrial” zoning restricts housing and concentrates services.New legislation introduced by Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, which took effect in January, aims to redistribute homelessness and mental health services across San…