Town hall on homelessness planned for Sept. 27

LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department, city of Lakeport, Lake County Behavioral Health Services and Lake Family Resource Center are collaborating to hold a town hall meeting regarding homelessness and mental illness in the community.

The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Soper-Reese Theater, 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport.

This is a complex issue requiring the collaboration of agencies and the community.

The intent of this meeting is to engage with the community and hear questions and concerns.

The agenda will include:

• Overview of legislative and voter changes to criminal justice laws over the past decade.
• The mental health system in California, including criminal justice aspects.
• Response to mental illness locally and constraints we face in that response in a rural county.
• The status of the Lakeport Police and Lake Family Resource Center Crisis Responder Program.
• A community call to action.
• A survey to receive public feedback.

Officials urge community members to attend this important meeting.

For more information, follow the event on Facebook.