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SoMa waits far longer for police, and it may get worse

San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: Supervisors heard SoMa police understaffing, took no action; an Oct. expansion may add 23% more calls. A housing bill was held.
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San Francisco
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting
May 28, 2026

TL;DR

  • Supervisors heard residents and police on slow response times and understaffing in the SoMa area, then closed the hearing with no action.
  • A drug-free supportive housing bill was rewritten to bar eviction for a single relapse, then kept in committee.
  • Three liquor licenses, in SoMa, near Union Square, and in the Castro, head to the full Board.

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