San Francisco and Los Angeles are set to receive significant federal funding aimed at addressing their respective public health and infrastructure challenges. San Francisco's Department of Public Health has a $3.2 billion annual budget, with $700 million allocated for behavioral health despite the city facing over 800 overdose deaths annually. Critics argue that the funding, including millions allocated for harm reduction since 2018, is not effectively reducing overdose deaths. Additionally, San Francisco's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing will receive $1.25 million from a recent $460 billion federal spending bill to install overdose alert buttons in public housing. Meanwhile, Los Angeles is receiving $9.3 million in federal funding to address its homeless crisis and improve infrastructure ahead of the 2028 LA Olympic and Paralympic Games. Los Angeles Metro is allocated $139 million for transit infrastructure improvements, and the city will receive an additional $236.9 million for roadway and community projects.
LA will receive $236.9 million for projects intended to improve roadways and reconnect communities. LA's Metro will receive $139 million for its project, which is intended to make major improvements ahead of the 2028 Olympics. https://t.co/vHpiHPrdfb
π¨πNEWS: $139 million in federal funding is headed to @metrolosangeles ahead of the 2028 LA Olympic and Paralympic Games. With the Games around the corner, we must invest in transit infrastructure that helps them run smoothly & improves transit for Angelenos in the long term.
π¨πNEWS: $139 million in federal funding is headed to @metrolosangeles ahead of the 2028 LA Olympic and Paralympic Games. With the Games around the corner, we must invest in transit infrastructure that helps them run smoothly & improves transit for Angelenos in the longterm.
Los Angeles getting another $9.3 million in federal funding for homeless crisis https://t.co/LvTzoJvEVf
As part of the federal government's $460 billion spending bill, San Francisco's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing will receive $1.25 million to fund "overdose alert buttons" it will install in its (entirely non-sober) public housing. https://t.co/tH0o52ILCm
Radical interpretations of harm reduction in San Francisco have done little in reducing overdose deaths. Opponents argue that harm reduction gets little funding. I beg to differ. Harm reduction has received millions here since 2018. Where are the results? https://t.co/EOVue8tgc8
I learned recently that the Department of Public Health in San Francisco has a $3.2 billion annual budget, of which $700 million is for behavioral health. But there's only a few hundred treatment beds and 800 die of overdose each year. It's definitely not a funding issue. 𧡠https://t.co/q1hTn9iuyT