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Murrieta outlines homelessness response, new $12.6 million regional grant and shelter capacity
Summary
City staff told the Parks and Recreation Commission that Murrieta is expanding outreach and shelter supports after awarding regional grants and local Measure T funding; staff reported the city paid for 16 emergency shelter beds, a preliminary point-in-time count of about 13 people, and a county Encampment Resolution Grant of roughly $12.6 million to help about 100 people into housing.
Murrieta’s Parks and Recreation Commission on March 6 heard a detailed update on local homeless services from management analyst Lindsay Sisti, who said the city is boosting outreach and shelter options while coordinating regionally to move people into housing.
Sisti told the commission that Murrieta contracts a full-time street outreach team with CityNet and pays for 16 dedicated emergency shelter beds through subrecipient Project Touch. She said Measure T provides funding for her position and a specialized community policing team that supports outreach operations.
The city’s outreach work, Sisti said, opened services to roughly 220 individuals in 2024. A point-in-time canvass in January — a volunteer-led, four-hour morning count mandated by HUD — produced a…
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