At the Tuesday night City Council meeting, an annual report on homelessness detailed that Santa Monica's "multi-pronged" investment in homelessness has resulted in relief and a road map towards sustained change, the City of Santa Monica announced.

The Homeless Count numbers also affirmed the progress, the press release said. In 2017, Santa Monica allocated an additional $1.4 million one-time general fund as homelessness grew to become one of the region's "most pressing humanitarian issues," the City said.

"In the last year, immense groundwork was laid to re-examine the City's approach, realign resources, expertise and effort to impact homelessness in our community," said Alisa Orduña, the City's Senior Advisor on Homelessness.

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