AlCo supes achieve consensus on Measure W funds, but homeless advocates want more

For over five hours within a packed chamber last week, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors listened to staff and comments from members of the public to determine how to allocate $810 million generated from measure W, a sales tax originally intended to address homelessness.

The board ultimately came to a unanimous, albeit non-official, decision to spend 80% of the funds on homelessness programs and 20% on other social support services.