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Laguna Beach council keeps Alternative Sleeping Location open, asks staff for 60‑day review and ad hoc oversight
Summary
Council declined to close the daytime drop‑in services at the Friendship Shelter’s Alternative Sleeping Location (ASL), directed staff to seek more data and convene a short review, and authorized a possible limited contract extension while the city designs next steps.
Laguna Beach’s City Council on Monday rejected calls to shut the ASL daytime services and instead instructed staff to gather additional data, pursue a short community needs assessment and form an interdepartmental review over the next 60 days.
The council discussion followed more than an hour of public comment in support of keeping the ASL and its day program open. City Manager David Kiff said staff worried the city could become a regional draw for people seeking daytime services if other nearby jurisdictions increase enforcement without opening shelter beds. Kiff recommended against immediate closure and proposed a 60‑day period to complete a needs assessment and return with clearer options.
Why it matters: The ASL and the Friendship Shelter’s daytime program provide showers, laundry, food and…
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