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Dear Pasadena Mayor Gordo, City Council Members, and City Manager Marquez, On September 9th, 2024, the City Council will hold a "study session" on the implications of the Grants Pass v.
Johnson decision and Governor Newsom's Executive Order to remove encampments. As you know, the decision grants cities the constitutional right to arrest and jail unsheltered persons sleeping on public property, even if there are no shelter beds available for them.
Sweeping encampments is not a solution to homelessness; it exacerbates the problem. Persons experiencing homelessness have reported losing life-saving items due to encampment sweeps, such as medication, blankets, warm clothing, as well as ID cards and other important documents. Current enforcement policies and ordinances, such as Los Angeles City's 41.18 Anti-Camping Ordinance, have yielded mixed results in reducing homelessness, homeless encampments, and other unhoused dwellings.
This is a crucial moment for the City of Pasadena; the September 9th, 2024 meeting is critical in determining how our city will treat its most vulnerable residents. Due to the devastating effects of these enforcement-based policies, I urge the City Council to take the following actions on Monday:
• Reject enforcement policies: any suggestion or plan to fine, arrest and/orjail our unhoused neighbors for sleeping on public property and, instead, push for a housing-FIRST solution to homelessness. • Adopt the Good Neighbor Pledge, that our city will not utilize law enforcement to push homelessness into other communities and cities. Providing housing and services for them is OUR City's responsibility. • Expand housing development and supportive services, including interim housing, creating a dedicated funding source for homeless services, and partner with county agencies to build affordable housing.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Jenna Cobb
Resident of District 2
Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo
Pasadena City Council Members
Re: September 9th, 2024 City Council "Study Session" on the Implications of the Grants Pass Decision, etc.
Dear Pasadena Mayor Gordo, City Council Members, and City Manager Marquez, I am proud of our city for reducing our homeless count by over 50% in the past decade or so.
We have set an example that other cities should emulate. Just this summer, our city opened up Heritage Square South, which will housed 69 unhoused seniors. We know what it takes to end homelessness, and that's housing.
Sadly, the recent Supreme Cour ruling on Grants Pass will put pressure on cities like Pasadena to be "tough" on homelessness and arrest or fine our unhoused neighbors, even though we know that this approach doesn't work.
Sweeping encampments and fining and arresting people for being unhoused exacerbate the problem. Persons experiencing homelessness have reported losing life-saving items due to encampment sweeps, such as medication, blankets, warm clothing, as well as ID cards and other important documents. Current enforcement policies and ordinances, such as Los Angeles City's 41.18 Anti-Camping Ordinance, have yielded mixed results in reducing homelessness, homeless encampments, and other unhoused dwellings.
This is a crucial moment for the City of Pasadena; the September 9th, 2024 meeting is critical in determining how our city will treat its most vulnerable residents. Due to the devastating effects of these enforcement-based policies, I urge the City Council to take the following actions on Monday:
• Reject enforcement policies: any suggestion or plan to fine, arrest and/or jail our unhoused neighbors for sleeping on public property and, instead, push for a housing- F//?57 solution to homelessness.
Adopt the Good Neighbor Pledge, that our city will not utilize law enforcement to push homelessness into other communities and cities. Providing housing and services for them is OUR City's responsibility.
Expand housing development and supportive services, including interim housing, creating a dedicated funding source for homeless services, and partner with county agencies to build affordable housing.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Anthony Manousos
District 1
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Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo
Pasadena City Council Members
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Re: September 9th. 2024 City Council "Study Session" on the Implications of the Grants Pass Decision, etc.
Dear Pasadena Mayor Gordo, City Council Members, and City Manager Marquez,
On September 9th, 2024, the City Council will hold a "study session" on the implications of the Grants Pass v. Johnson decision and Governor Newsom's Executive Order to remove encampments. As you know, the decision grants cities the constitutional right to arrest and jail unsheltered persons sleeping on public property, even if there are no shelter beds available for them.
Sweeping encampments is not a solution to homelessness; it exacerbates the problem. Persons experiencing homelessness have reported losing life-saving items due to encampment sweeps, such as medication, blankets, warm clothing, as well as ID cards and other important documents. Current enforcement policies and ordinances, such as Los Angeles City's 41.18 Anti- Camping Ordinance, have yielded mixed results in reducing homelessness, homeless encampments, and other unhoused
dwellings.
This is a crucial moment for the City of Pasadena; the
September 9th, 2024 meeting is critical in determining how our city will treat its most vulnerable residents. Due to the devastating effects of these enforcement-based policies, I urge the City Council to take the following actions on Monday:
• Reject enforcement policies: any suggestion or plan to fine, arrest and/orjail our unhoused neighbors for
sleeping on public property and, instead, push for a
housing-FIRST solution to homelessness.
• Adopt the Good Neighbor Pledge, that our city will not utilize law enforcement to push homelessness into other communities and cities. Providing housing and services
for them is OUR City's responsibility.
• Expand housing development and supportive
services, including interim housing, creating a dedicated funding source for homeless services, and partner with
county agencies to build affordable housing.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Denise Robb
Pasadena, CA 91106
Throop Church Liaison
District 7
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