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Community members respond to City's plan for managing homelessness

Community members respond to City’s plan for managing homelessness

More than 20 people commented on City’s proposed Unhoused Strategic Plan
It was a full house at Chico’s City Council Chambers, where community members voiced a range of perspectives on a plan to respond to homelessness in Chico. At the Nov. 4 town hall, City Manager Gillian Haen outlined new strategies for “reducing unsheltered homelessness” in a staff-developed plan with 17 recommended priorities for the first year. The resolution to a …

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