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Public commenters urge homeless‑system oversight and allege city contractors hire undocumented workers
Summary
A business owner presented FOIA‑based citation data and urged a cross‑sector homeless oversight council; another speaker made allegations that some city contractors employ undocumented immigrants and said she works with ICE. Council did not take action on the public comments during the meeting.
During the general public input period, two speakers addressed city leaders on distinct community concerns.
Shannon Ward, a local business owner, said she had filed Freedom of Information Act requests and analyzed police citation data involving people experiencing homelessness for 2024–2025. Ward said her review showed about 1,962 citations issued to unhoused residents, with a small share of repeat individuals accounting…
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