(a) Findings.
Margot Antonetty devoted her 30-year career as a respected public health leader and advocate, helping those who have experienced mental illness, HIV, and homelessness. From the late 1980s through the early 1990s, Antonetty was an AIDS activist and worked at Baker Places, a nonprofit treatment center that has since merged with PRC. She later began a decades-long career with the City and County of San Francisco, joining the Department of Public Health (DPH) in 1998 as Director of Programs, overseeing funding received under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program.
From 2007 to 2012, Antonetty served as the Deputy Director of Housing and Urban Health, and in that role, she is credited with creating permanent supportive housing as it is known in San Francisco. Antonetty helped to establish the Direct Access to Housing Program (DAH) -- the City’s nationally recognized permanent supportive housing program for people experiencing homelessness who have complex medical, mental health, and/or substance use diagnoses. Today, DAH houses over 1,700 individuals across 38 sites in the City. In her role, Antonetty served as the community liaison for DPH’s permanent supportive housing program, building the Department’s most trusted relationships with providers and clients.
Antonetty was a champion for housing with as few barriers to entry and as many supports as possible, and was firmly committed to ensuring that people thrived in supportive housing. She was committed to welcoming into such housing the most vulnerable among us, who often fell through the many cracks in the safety net of City services, and providing stability, care, and dignity to as many people as possible.
In 2022, the City purchased the property at 1321 Mission Street for use as permanent supportive housing for adults and families exiting homelessness. The 1321 Mission Street development includes services, programs, and amenities inspired by the work of the late Margot Antonetty.
(b) The Margot.
The permanent supportive housing development located at 1321 Mission Street is named “The Margot,” in recognition of Margot Antonetty’s invaluable contributions to the City of San Francisco.
(c) Signage.
By no later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing shall install signage identifying the permanent supportive housing development located at 1321 Mission Street as “The Margot.” In addition, by that date, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing shall erect a plaque on or inside of the building with a brief description recognizing Margot Antonetty’s contributions to the City. The Department shall have discretion to determine the precise location of the plaque, and its size, design, and content.
(Added by Ord. 221-22, File No. 220874, App. 11/4/2022, Eff. 12/5/2022)