[Occupymendocino] Homeless sleep in cars near police station

[Richard Karch]

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Couldn’t we do this in Fort Bragg?

Safe overnight parking for Sonoma homeless gets tentative go ahead

CLARK MASON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | September 21, 2016
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A pilot program in Sonoma to allow homeless people to sleep in their vehicles overnight near the police station is moving ahead, despite misgivings about its location and limited scope.

The City Council on a 3-2 vote this week gave tentative approval to a plan allowing five parking spaces between the police department and the Council chamber to be used by homeless people to park overnight.

Advocates say the “safe parking” program scratches the surface of homelessness, which has relatively low visibility in one of the more affluent Sonoma County cities.

“I call it a Band-Aid. But if we get five cars, we get 10 people safe. We can work with them to maybe get them permanent housing, or something else,” said Kathy King, executive director of Sonoma Overnight Support, the nonprofit that runs The Haven, the only homeless shelter in Sonoma Valley.

The 10-bed shelter two blocks north of the Plaza operates at capacity and has a waiting list that can stretch for more than a year…  More below.


https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6110585-181/safe-overnight-parking-for-sonoma <https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6110585-181/safe-overnight-parking-for-sonoma>
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