Alameda County supervisors are urging Oakland leaders to back away from several proposed changes to the city’s rules regarding homeless camps.
Councilmember Ken Houston’s proposed Encampment Abatement Policy — scheduled for a hearing in City Hall at a council committee today at 11 a.m. — imperils over $40 million in state funds, according to the county.
The county submitted a joint application for a state homelessness grant with Oakland, but heard back that it needs to be altered in order to be compliant, said Supervisor Lena Tam at Tuesday’s board meeting. The issue, according to the county, are big changes Houston wants Oakland to adopt, including a new rule that would no longer require Oakland to offer shelter to residents when clearing an encampment…