El Cajon City Major is responding to the criticism over the notices given to city motels involved in the county's homeless voucher program. 10NewsCoronel has an update on where the battle could go next.
EL CAJON, Calif. -"The City of El Cajon does more to help the homeless per capita more than any other jurisdiction in San Diego County," El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells said."We spend more money per capita. We have more beds per capita."
Two weeks ago, the city of El Cajon sent letters to several motel owners, warning they could face fines of up to $1,000 a day if they continue to temporarily allow those who are homeless to stay at motels while they look for permanent housing.These rooms are paid for through the county's motel voucher program, which is designed to create new affordable housing opportunities for those who need it. And it's set up in seven cities in the county.
Wells says,"they unilaterally decided we were breaking the law that we were violating people's civil rights, and they wrote us a threatening letter threatening to bring the entire weight of the State of California down on the city of El Cajon." Mayor Wells responded, saying the county has failed to properly screen program participants saying this has led to spikes in crime, adding police have made over 20 arrests near or at these motels in just the last 10 days. Also, refuting Supervisor Fletcher's claims that the majority of the people being housed in those motels are from El Cajon.
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