Resident urges transparency, outreach and exit strategy for encampments

During the public comment period Nicole Nava asked the council for greater transparency about the city’s plan for encampments once a settlement agreement concludes in January. Nava urged the city to partner with Butte County on outreach, to expand sobering and triage centers, and to consider strategies for people who cannot enter shelters (for example, people with certain offenses who are ineligible for shelter beds). She said the community is frustrated by closed‑session deliberations and urged clearer public communications and earlier coordination among stakeholders.