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SB 606 would require jurisdictions to plan to end unsheltered homelessness; supporters point to 'functional zero' models
Summary
Sen. Becker's SB 606 would require cities, counties and continuums of care to plan to end unsheltered homelessness (functional zero). Witnesses described program models and wraparound services; committee accepted technical amendments and moved the bill to appropriations.
Sen. Josh Becker presented SB 606, a bill directing cities, counties and Continuums of Care to plan for and pursue ‘‘functional zero’’ for unsheltered homelessness — a condition in which a jurisdiction has sufficient places for people to go so no one needs to sleep on the street.
Becker said California carries a disproportionate share of the nation’s unsheltered population and argued local planning, updated building standards, and use of streamlining tools are needed to…
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