Committee Clash Highlights Debate Over Homeless Encampment Enforcement

The Housing, Homelessness and Planning Committee meeting briefly turned contentious Monday as Mayor Victor Gordo and Councilmember Rick Cole sparred over whether Pasadena has treated homelessness with sufficient urgency. The dust up occurred as the committee considered stronger enforcement measures, possible safety zones around schools and expanded services for people living on the streets. “For 22 months, I’ve been asking to treat this as an emergency, and suddenly today it’s an emergency,” Cole said. Gordo responded that declaring an emergency […]