Alameda Supervisors allocate $170 million a year to help the homeless

The Brief

  • The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to allocate $170 million annually to addressing homelessness in the county.
  • Those funds come from Measure W, a 2020 .5% sales tax.
  • The tax faced legal challenges that were resolved earlier this year, which allowed the funds to be disbursed.

OAKLAND, Calif.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to allocate over $1.4 billion toward homeless initiatives across the county.

The money, pulled from Measure W funds, will fund shelter, permanent housing, services for the unhoused and strategies to prevent homelessness.

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