Attachment 1
April 15, 2025
Dear,
On behalf of the City of San Clemente, the City of San Clemente opposes Assembly Bill (AB) 820 and strongly urges you to thoroughly research the policies and procedures currently implemented by each city and government agency who would be impacted by such a proposal.
San Clemente has significant concerns regarding the impact of AB 820. Foremost among them is the issue of transportation of the homeless community for various, legitimate purposes in an effort to further their acceptance and acquisition of shelter or long-term housing. While the City of San Clemente understands that concerns have been raised in California about jurisdictions “dumping” homeless individuals in other jurisdictions, AB 820 potentially affects many existing, and legitimate, transportation services provided by the City of San Clemente. San Clemente’s Community Outreach Workers assist the homeless population on a very regular basis with these various services in an effort to help individuals accept and acquire shelter or housing.
AB 820 would seriously impair the City’s ability to assist its clients with the following services, among others, when such are located outside the City:
Providing transportation to medical appointments.
Providing transportation to faith-based work programs.
Providing transportation to hospitals.
Providing transportation to their permanent home.
Providing transportation to governmental agency offices (i.e., Social Security Administration).
AB 820 will result in a variety of negative impacts with regard to the assistance that the City currently provides to the homeless population. Additionally, AB 820 would establish a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation of the Bill should any of the above-listed activities be subjectively determined to be “for the purpose of relocating” a homeless individual. For these reasons, the City of San Clemente opposes Assembly Bill 820, Sincerely,
Steve Knoblock
Mayor, City of San Clemente
CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF INCORPORATION
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL
Steve Knoblock
Mayor
Mark Enmeier
Mayor Pro Tem
Victor Cabral
Rick Loeffler
Zhen Wu
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Andy Hall
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San Clemente, CA 92673
Phone: (949) 361-8200
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