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Assembly member presents Albuquerque and Austin findings; public commenter urges inclusion of lived experience
Summary
Karen Branga summarized lessons from Albuquerque and Austin—strict camping bans, tiny-home villages, gateway centers and employment programs—and a public commenter urged the committee to include people with lived experience and reconsider abatement impacts.
Assembly member Karen Branga presented Dec. 18 on a fact-finding trip to Albuquerque and Austin, describing a range of models for shelter, tiny-home villages and integrated services and noting tradeoffs between camping bans and service access.
In Albuquerque, Branga said, the city enforces strict camping bans in parks and public spaces and has repurposed buildings for shelter and transitional housing, including a gateway center offering 90 days of care and a 50-bed sobering center; contractors have provided work…
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