Housing and Homelessness

This page outlines some of Commisioners Singleton's approach and strategies around housing and people experiencing homlessness.

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Commissioner Singelton's Approach

Housing is a human right. The amount of people facing homelessness is a reflection of our affordability crisis. Homelessness should be rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Getting someone housed is just one piece; people need a living-wage job, access to healthcare, and affordable housing. My goal is to make sure we are going back to best practices rooted in data and emerging practices to address gaps. We need to make sure that one-time-only funds are used appropriately, and that ongoing projects receive adequate funding. As stewards of public dollars, we must be accountable and transparent on how dollars are spent.

System reforms:

Reform Homeless Response Action Plan (HRAP) Inter-Governmental Agreement

Eviction Prevention

Eviction prevention is one of our best tools to addressing homelessness. If we can prevent people from becoming homeless, we should. Once someone becomes homeless their risk for negative outcomes increases exponentially. Paying to prevent eviction is cheaper than getting someone out of homelessness. I convened a table of subject-matter experts, partners, and County staff to talk about reforms to the eviction prevention system. Those recommendations include:

List recommendations:

Last reviewed May 4, 2026

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