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City Attorney’s HEART program seeks county grant to clear records for people experiencing homelessness; committee approves acceptance
Summary
The city attorney's Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART) staff described mobile legal outreach, a community outreach court and ticket and misdemeanor clearing services supported by a county grant; the committee approved accepting the FY24-25 county packet to support the program.
City Attorney staff described on May 14 a county grant packet to support the Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART), a unit that provides mobile legal intake, traffic/ticket motions, expungement work and an outreach-based community court for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Cynthia Gonzalez, supervising attorney for HEART, said the team has existed since 2006 and currently deploys mobile teams countywide…
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