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Murrieta Council Approves Short‑Term Homeless Outreach Funding as Staff Warn of Looming Cuts
Summary
The Murrieta City Council unanimously approved a budget adjustment to fund homeless street outreach and emergency sheltering through December, while staff warned that regional grants could drop sharply and urged a collaborative, long‑term funding plan before county and state funds lapse.
Murrieta — The City Council on Sept. 16 approved an interim budget adjustment to continue homeless street outreach and emergency sheltering services through December after staff warned that federal, state and county grant funding could be reduced or end.
City Services Director Brian Ambrose told the council the action would appropriate funds “for homeless street outreach and emergency sheltering services retroactive to the beginning of this fiscal year through December,” and said the one‑time action “should kick start a conversation about long‑term funding of the program.”
Ambrose said Murrieta has led a regional system launched in 2017 that includes CityNet case management, emergency sheltering by Project Touch, a four‑member community policing team and a…
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