{"id":315077,"date":"2022-09-13T11:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=315077"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:20:43","slug":"supervisor-anderson-requests-mou-to-address-homelessness-along-san-diego-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/supervisor-anderson-requests-mou-to-address-homelessness-along-san-diego-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Supervisor Anderson requests MOU to address homelessness along San Diego River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">En <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SJA-SD-River-Memo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an internal memo to the Chief Administrative Officer<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, Helen Robbins-Meyer, Supervisor Joel Anderson, who represents East County communities of District 2, questioned if staff had looked into the possibility of establishing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and jurisdictions along the San Diego River, such as the San Diego River Park Foundation, and the Cities of San Diego and Santee. The goal of this MOU would be to address homelessness along the San Diego River.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In his memo, Anderson cite<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">s <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpbs.org\/news\/local\/2022\/04\/29\/anderson-wants-east-county-cities-to-work-together-to-solve-regional-issue-of-homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the recent MOU between the County and the East County cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Santee<\/a> <\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">aimed at addressing homelessness from a regional perspective. Anderson wants County staff to build upon current collaborative efforts by partnering with local jurisdictions to assist those experiencing homelessness along the riverbed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">According to the San Diego River Park Foundation\u2019s most recent homeless census, there are over 355 individuals experiencing homelessness along the riverbed with 43% of those individuals living in Anderson\u2019s district.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I\u2019m looking from every angle on how we can best support staff in their efforts to combat homelessness,\u201d stated Anderson. \u201cI\u2019m hoping that a partnership between the County and the jurisdictions along the river will help staff maximize the effectiveness of their existing efforts while implementing new innovative actions.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Anderson\u2019s memo comes to the CAO two days before the Board of Supervisors vote to explore creating a contiguous trail along the San Diego River for residents and visitors. \u201cI see this Board action as an opportunity for the County to partner with jurisdictions to address homelessness, trash and fire risks, and health and safety along the riverbed,\u201d shared Anderson.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As a potential funding source, Anderson offered the idea for County staff to explore the $500 million in Encampment Resolution Grants for local jurisdictions announced by Governor Newsom in his California Blueprint package.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an internal memo to the Chief Administrative Officer, Helen Robbins-Meyer, Supervisor Joel Anderson, who represents East County communities of District 2, questioned if staff had looked into the possibility of establishing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and jurisdictions along the San Diego River, such as the San Diego River Park Foundation, [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":938,"featured_media":315080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11548","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"In an internal memo to the Chief Administrative Officer, Helen Robbins-Meyer, Supervisor Joel Anderson, who represents East County communities of District 2, questioned if staff had looked into the possibility of establishing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and jurisdictions along the San Diego River, such as the San Diego River Park Foundation, and the Cities of San Diego and Santee. 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