Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced this week that she is creating a new city department to tackle homelessness.

Lee said the Office of Homelessness Solutions will be responsible for the implementation of her new five-point plan to address homelessness using funds from, among other sources, Measure W, which was passed by Alameda County voters back in 2020.

"The Office of Homelessness Solutions and our 5-Point Plan are about common-sense action -- uniting our talented city teams, community partners, and regional allies under one strategic vision," Lee said in a news release Tuesday.

Sasha Hauswald, the city's chief housing policy official, will lead the office on an interim basis.

The goal, according to Lee's announcement, is to create a department that can coordinate the delivery of ho

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