"A group of around 10 organizations, including Asian Law Caucus, Bay Area Legal Aid, La Raza Centro Legal, and Legal Assistance to the Elderly, sent a letter to the mayor and other top officials on homelessness with their concerns about how the contract was issued."
"The noncompetitive process failed to consider existing services relied upon by the target communities and the providers with a proven track record who are positioned to quickly scale up services with existing infrastructure."
San Francisco's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is cutting millions in funding for civil legal services while awarding a multimillion-dollar grant to Open Door Legal. This grant is expected to be matched by $3 million in private funding, allowing Open Door Legal to expand its services. However, many organizations are concerned about the noncompetitive process used to issue the grant, which they believe overlooked existing services and providers with proven track records in the community.
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