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Stanton declares local homelessness emergency, adopts enforcement ordinance and housing options for affected Tina Pacific residents
Summary
The City of Stanton adopted Resolution 2024‑040 declaring a local homelessness emergency and passed a package of measures including a new obstruction ordinance (Chapter 12.38), a ban on open‑air bicycle sales/repairs, a lease amendment to secure two shelter beds, and voluntary housing options for Tina Pacific tenants; council voted on each item between 5‑0 unanimity and unanimous adoption.
Stanton’s City Council on part of a special joint meeting approved a set of actions aimed at addressing a surge in unsheltered homelessness and localized impacts in the Tina Pacific neighborhood.
Council adopted Resolution 2024‑040, finding a local emergency caused by a homelessness crisis and directing staff to review continuation of the emergency every 60 days; the proclamation would end on Dec. 31, 2025 unless earlier terminated. Staff presented county and federal data showing a large local increase in homelessness and noted more than $15 million the city has spent since 2019 on outreach coordinators, navigation centers and Project Homekey units.
As part of the emergency package, the council also adopted an ordinance to add Chapter 12.38 to the Stanton Municipal Code. The new chapter prohibits sleeping, sitting, laying or storing personal property in specified public rights of way and other enumerated sensitive locations (including streets, sidewalks, medians, within 10 feet of building entrances, ATMs, EV…
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