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Big Bear Lake council votes 4-1 to support AB 1708 pathway for homeless assistance funds
Summary
The council authorized a mayor-signed letter supporting Assembly Bill 1708 to expand a pathway for cities under 300,000 to access Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention funds; the motion passed 4-1 with Council Member Hicks recording the sole no vote.
The Big Bear Lake City Council voted 4-1 to authorize a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1708 (the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program, HAP, Pathways for Cities Act), a proposal staff said would create a clearer application window for smaller cities to apply for state homelessness funding.
Jessica Levesch, the city’s economic development analyst, summarized the bill and the intended effect: "AB 1708 would create a new pathway for small and medium sized cities to access existing state homelessness funding while requiring clear accountability metrics aligned with state…
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