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Redondo Beach reports drop in unsheltered counts, moves to expand pallet shelter and launch crisis-response team
Summary
City staff reported a sustained decline in unsheltered counts and outlined expansions to the pallet shelter and a new alternative crisis response (ACR) team. Council received the report and asked for continued tracking of funding sources and program sustainability amid potential county and state funding changes.
City attorney Joy Ford and senior deputy prosecutor Stephanie Johnson told the council Tuesday that Redondo Beach’s enhanced homeless response has shown measurable results, including lower unsheltered counts and expanded shelter capacity, while cautioning that some program funding is annual and could change.
Officials reviewed the city’s multi-year approach to homelessness: outreach and case management partnerships (Harbor Interfaith, CityNet), the homeless court diversion program (which dismisses some low-level misdemeanor cases when participants reach permanent housing), a pallet-shelter pilot that currently operates 20 units, and bridge- and permanent-supportive housing placements such…
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