Legislation Details

File #: 260564    Version: 1 Name: Hearing - Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s No-Bid Award for Civil Legal Services
Type: Hearing Status: Pending Committee Action
Introduced: 5/19/2026 In control: Budget and Finance Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Hearing to discuss the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s award of $4.7 million to a single organization for general civil legal services; to examine how and why this contract was awarded without a competitive bidding process or transparency about the selection criteria, goals, or expected outcomes; to understand the roadmap for the future of legal aid funding moving forward, including why City departments are directing new resources to opening new offices in communities where existing similar services are being defunded; and requesting that the Mayor’s Office, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, and Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to report.
Sponsors: Chyanne Chen
Attachments: 1. FYI Hearing 052626
Legislation Details
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