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Council authorizes staff to expand New Beginnings’ safe‑parking pilot from six to 12 spaces
Summary
After a report from New Beginnings showing the program’s local uses and rehousing outcomes, the council approved staff recommendation to expand the city’s safe‑parking pilot from six spaces to 12 and to continue coordinating with the Land Trust and partner agencies.
The City Council voted to expand the city’s two‑year safe‑parking pilot from six vehicle spaces to 12, continuing the city’s agreement with New Beginnings to operate the program on the Land Trust property used for the pilot.
New Beginnings Director Christine Schwarz described the program’s 20‑year history in Santa Barbara County and summarized the agency’s approach: safe‑parking sites provide supervised, overnight vehicle spaces for people forced to live in vehicles; concurrent rapid‑rehousing services are provided (security…
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