After years of going at it solo, city leaders and Fresno County supervisors say they will coordinate efforts and pool resources to tackle the region’s seemingly intractable homelessness crisis.
Historically, the two entities have addressed the issue separately. The city solely focuses on maintaining shelters and resources within city limits, where 70% of the county’s homeless population resides, while the county operates the behavioral health and social service departments.
Now, it will be a joint effort, Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez told The Bee, bringing the county and cities’ services together with the goal of having a stronger network as an alliance…