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Public Safety and Engagement Team

Public Safety and Engagement Team (PSET)

The City Council voted unanimously in early 2019 to allocate $3.45 million in Measure Z money to create a Public Safety and Engagement Team (PSET) Program. This multi-department approach is designed to maintain order in public places while also providing homeless individuals with a pathway out of homelessness. Team members will specialize in providing resources and assistance while also addressing issues of unlawful panhandling, camping, abandoned personal belongings and vagrancy. The team officially begin its activities in May 2019.

For example, employees from the Office of Homeless Solutions, as well as from the Police, Community and Economic Development, and Parks, Recreation and Community Services departments have received training on engaging with homeless individuals, mental health and public health. The City also will contract with a private company to clean up homeless encampments.

PSET Stats
  Feb 2022 Mar 2022 Apr 2022 May 2022 Jun 2022   Total
Locations 353 410 446 439 440   2,088
Number of Contacts (Engagement) 391 409 381 436 432   2,049
Number of Individuals Accepting Services 54 61 47 68 65   295
Number of Code Enforcement Notices Issued 100 79 117 121 95   512
Number of Citations Issued 26 11 5 20 27   89
Number of Arrests 39 30 33 30 28   160
Tons of Trash / Debris Removed From Public Areas / Public Rights of way 0 0 25.96 55.79 66.25   148
Vehicles Towed 5 0 9 5 2   40