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Michael Levine, a Massachusetts Medicaid executive who worked with public health head Daniel Tsai, is the sole candidate tapped to lead San Francisco’s homelessness department. Commissioners pointed to his redesign of Massachusetts’ behavioral health system to reduce emergency room visits, and tenancy preservation system to keep people in their housing.

Meanwhile, San Francisco says it wants to end street homelessness and drug use, but the city is closing homeless shelters that house over 450 people, including 85 beds that offered opioid addiction treatment. Eleni Balakrishnan reports that Mayor Daniel Lurie has been shifting away from long-term shelter to short-term programs, often run by law enforcement.

Junyao Yang reports that Sunset Youth Services, opposed by neighbors 34 years ago, is now part of the community and planning to purchase a Sunset church for its permanent home. Read what happened with young people from across the city, cops, and residents who said Black youth didn’t belong in the neighborhood.

Update: Supervisor Jackie Fielder has sent a letter to the Board of Supervisors clerk requesting to be excused “for personal reasons” through the end of June.

More soon,

Sara

Big news: You may have noticed that Mission Local actually covers the whole city, and today we’re going live with landing pages for five neighborhoods where our reporters are on dedicated local beats— the Tenderloin, Bayview, the Sunset, the Richmond, and the Mission. Take a look, and sign up for biweekly neighborhood newsletters written by the local reporters here.

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Michael Levine, Massachusetts Medicaid exec, to head S.F. homeless dept.

“They want some fresh take, fresh eyes on homelessness in San Francisco.”

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S.F. set to lose over 450 shelter beds in Tenderloin

“We worked really hard to keep that shelter clean and safe both inside for our guests and outside for the neighborhood.”

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Sunset residents wanted a nonprofit out. Decades later, it proved itself to them. 

“Relationships are a tool for change for all of us.”

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By Angel Mayorga

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Today: The Don Neely Swingtet at the Woodchopper’s Ball, Verdi Club, April 7, 9-11:30PM

Tomorrow: Scoop with a Supe: D6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey and ice cream at Mannys, April 8, 6-7PM

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