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Lancaster officials report drone‑assisted homeless count; mayor says city investigating claims of nonlocal influx
Summary
City staff described a drone‑assisted homeless census and a successful crime‑reduction effort aided by new technology. The mayor said the city is investigating reports that groups from Los Angeles are placing people on trains bound for Lancaster and cited an estimated annual public cost of about $36,000 per nonlocal unhoused person.
City staff and councilmembers used their reports to recap recent community events and to describe new data and technologies used in Lancaster’s homelessness work and public safety efforts.
Heather Barton briefed the council on the city’s homeless census work, thanking Lancaster Police Department drone pilots Tim Bush and Drew Huebner and saying the drone collaboration allowed faster, more accurate counts. "The…
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