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San Francisco Housing Authority's Profile
- The mission of the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) is to provide safe, sanitary, affordable, and decent housing to very low-income families, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
- There are approximately 3,200 local housing authorities across the nation, and the SFHA is the 17th largest. New York City is the largest with 181,000 public housing units.
- The SFHA is the oldest housing authority in California.
- In 1940, the SFHA opened Holly Courts, the City's first low-income development, for 118 families.
- The SFHA has grown to include 51 developments with 6,262 public housing units of which 2,027 are senior/disabled units.
- The SFHA also administers 7,409 Section 8 Vouchers and 2,521 other federally subsidized voucher programs.
- The Mayor appoints the seven members of the SFHA Board of Commissioners.
- The seven member Board of Commissioners appoints an Executive Director to lead the SFHA workforce of more than 358 employees in various executive, administrative, and craft occupations.
- Virtually all of the funding for SFHA is derived from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and rents paid by residents. Residents pay approximately 30% of their income for rent.
- The total budget for the SFHA is over $218 million.
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Organizational Chart
Board of Commissioners
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President
Reverend
Amos Brown |
Vice-President
Neola Gans |
George R Brown |
Millard Larkin III |
Jane Hsu |
Matthew Schwartz |
Dwayne Jones |
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Executive Office
Executive Director
Henry A. Alvarez III |
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Office of General Counsel
Assistant General Counsels
Tim Larsen / Roger Crawford |
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Section 8 Housing Department
Administrator
Tony Ucciferri |
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Finance Department
Administrator of Finance
Cheryl Taylor
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Housing Development & Modernization
Administrator
Barbara Smith |
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Management Support/Procurement Administrator
Rene Latosa |
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Office of Fair Housing & Resident Relations
Administrator
Belinda Jeffries |
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The San Francisco Housing Authority Major Funding Sources
$57.7 M
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$146.8 M
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$118.5 M
To Date |
$14.4 M
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Operating Fund Program
Day-to-day management and maintenance of 51 developments.
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Section 8 Program:
Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)** to landlords Admin. Fees |
HOPE VI***
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Demolition and new construction of housing stock with private sector contribution of $186 million. |
Capital Fund Program:
Housing stock rehabilitation; monies distributed to PHA's by Federal formula. |
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* Includes: Salaries, Fringe Benefits, Insurance & Utilities.
Variable Items Includes: Supplies, Materials and Contract Services.
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** Voucher Program, MOD Rehab, Pension Fund, HOPWA & Shelter Care.
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*** Competitive
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