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San Francisco County, CA November 4, 2003 Election
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Homelessness

By Tony Ribera

Candidate for Mayor; City of San Francisco

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Reforming the system and setting goals
We spend over $200 million a year to deal with street people and what do we have to show for it? San Franciscans have a right to know what our city's goals are and how we plan to achieve them. Here is my 5 point plan:  

1. The Mayor's Office of Homelessness will be abolished and replaced with an inter-departmental Homeless Policy Committee

2. Specific goals for impacting homelessness shall be established and implemented within 90 days.

3. Comprehensive programs for tracking the homeless and categorizing their needs shall be in place within 90 days.

4. Neighborhood Outreach Teams, consisting of health professionals and social service case managers, will be formed and directed by the Homeless Policy Committee.

5. The police department will be directed to vigorously enforce existing quality of

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