El Cajon city council voted Tuesday to appoint two members of the council to form a sub-committee to study the motel voucher program and see if changes need to be made.
According to the city manager, the latest point-in-time count reveals El Cajon has the highest homeless population per capita and the most shelter spaces in the county. How so many unsheltered people ended up in the city has become a battle between the city and the county.
"Little El Cajon, which only represents 5% of the county has 45% of the people in the voucher program, that's not right," said Mayor Wells. Then over the weekend, the California Attorney General sent the city a warning saying it's violating state and federal housing laws, stating in part,"forcing people out soley based on their source of income violates the state's Fair Employment and Housing Act."
Monday, supervisor Fletcher said the mayor is the one pulling a stunt. Fletcher said the majority of the homeless in the voucher program are from El Cajon or the east county.
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