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Residents press San Dimas council for more action on homelessness; council requests staff updates
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to address increasing homelessness, alleged misuse of housing vouchers and problematic motel conditions; council members asked staff to return with an update on outreach efforts and a report from the sheriff's community action team.
Several San Dimas residents told the City Council on April 14 that homelessness in the city has increased and urged more transparency, accountability and concrete action.
At the outset of oral communications, San Dimas resident Marnie Tressel said she brought a petition signed by more than 180 people and described conversations with unhoused individuals who said outreach workers were not visible locally. Tressel alleged that Project Roomkey vouchers were being sold for cash rather than used to secure housing and urged an immediate investigation.…
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