Pasadena City Council Postpones Hearing Report on Annual Homelessness Report

Due to a packed agenda on Monday, the City Council agreed to receive details on Pasadena’s annual homelessness report at a later date.

The report outlines the results of both the 2024 Yearly Count and the Point-in-Time Count. The report offers a detailed snapshot of people experiencing homelessness and the city’s ongoing efforts to respond.

Monday’s agenda contained deliberations on an official statement opposing immigration actions in Pasadena and the appointment of several new members to the Police Oversight Commission.

Those items combined with others pushed the meeting past the four hour mark.

Although the City Council will hear information on the count on another day, that won’t be for at least three weeks.

The City Council is not scheduled to meet for two weeks.

Prepared by the Department of Housing, the homeless report uses two complementary data sets to measure homelessness. The yearly count tracks the total number of individuals who experienced homelessness at any point during the previous calendar year, while the federally required Point-in-Time Count measures those who were unhoused on a single designated night.

Only individuals who meet the federal definition of literal homelessness are included in the counts.

That definition excludes people who are temporarily staying with friends or family, couch-surfing, or otherwise at risk of becoming homeless.

Though the agenda item requires no formal action, council members will be briefed on how the data helps shape local policy, guide funding allocations, and evaluate the impact of citywide housing initiatives.

By conducting both an annual and a point-in-time count, Pasadena is able to gain a more complete picture of the crisis and craft more targeted, data-driven responses.

The findings will be used to inform service strategies as the city continues to address housing insecurity and support unhoused residents.