San Diego County Leaders have joined city officials in announcing plans to declare homelessness a public health crisis.
That’s as a battle brews in El Cajon over where and how many homeless individuals are being housed.
San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, reacting to Attorney General Rob Bonta’s warning to the City of El Cajon, after they sent notices to motels in their community, warning them they may soon encounter fees for housing homeless individuals at their properties. By doing this, they say homelessness will be added to the county’s list, establishing the county as the backbone organization that will foster collaboration among the 18 cities to develop a regional approach to addressing homelessness.
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