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Vallejo council pauses encampment cleanups around PIT count, directs city to coordinate outreach
Summary
The Vallejo City Council voted to pause most encampment cleanups before and briefly after the Jan. 29, 2026 point‑in‑time count and directed city staff to take a leading coordination role with outreach partners and report back with a plan and cost accounting by mid‑February.
The Vallejo City Council voted to pause most encampment cleanups in the weeks immediately before the Jan. 29, 2026 point‑in‑time (PIT) count and to extend a structured pause through Feb. 15 so outreach teams can find and connect people identified during the count.
Council Member Matias, who moved the measure, said the primary purpose is to protect the accuracy of the PIT count — a data point that informs state and federal funding. “We must do everything that we can to get as accurate of a count as possible,” said Eli Smith, a community volunteer and advocate who urged the pause during public comment.
The motion, amended to include weekly coordination meetings, increased trash‑removal activity by the city during the pause and a requirement that staff present a written plan to council in early February, passed on a council vote that left Mayor…
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