Committee backs $200,000 SoMa stabilization grant to Filipino‑language tenant services
February 14, 2024 | San Francisco County, California
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The Budget and Finance Committee voted Feb. 14 to forward to the full Board a resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) to expend $200,000 from community benefits funds for anti‑displacement work in SoMa.
Grace Lee, MOHCD’s Soma fund manager, described the grant as funding a Filipino‑language tenants’ rights counseling program, increased coordination with partner organizations to protect tenants in place, and exploration of residential acquisition and rehabilitation strategies. Lee said the proposal aligns with priorities in the board‑approved Soma Pilipinas Cultural District strategic plan and that MOHCD received $800,000 from the community benefits agreement, of which $600,000 was previously issued through an RFP.
Committee members had no substantive questions on the stabilization fund presentation and moved the resolution to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
The measure will return to the Board of Supervisors for final consideration at the Feb. 27 meeting.
Grace Lee, MOHCD’s Soma fund manager, described the grant as funding a Filipino‑language tenants’ rights counseling program, increased coordination with partner organizations to protect tenants in place, and exploration of residential acquisition and rehabilitation strategies. Lee said the proposal aligns with priorities in the board‑approved Soma Pilipinas Cultural District strategic plan and that MOHCD received $800,000 from the community benefits agreement, of which $600,000 was previously issued through an RFP.
Committee members had no substantive questions on the stabilization fund presentation and moved the resolution to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
The measure will return to the Board of Supervisors for final consideration at the Feb. 27 meeting.
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