The Community Service & Reentry Division's H.O.P.E. Team, Conducts Operation Shelter Me in the City of Loma Linda 

November 25, 2025 – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the Community Service & Reentry Division's Homeless Outreach Proactive Enforcement Team (H.O.P.E.), in collaboration with the Department of Aging and Adult Services, conducted "Operation Shelter Me" in the cites of Loma Linda, Grand Terrace, and county area of San Bernardino. This operation aimed to connect staff with unhoused residents, offering them housing, medical, and mental health treatment services, while addressing community safety concerns.

On November 5, 2024, California voters passed Proposition 36 titled “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act.” The proposition took effect on December 18, 2024, and reforms multiple laws from Proposition 47, which have been responsible for increasing homelessness, drug addiction, and theft. Proposition 36 includes several new Penal and Health and Safety Codes that deputies will be able to apply during arrests when appropriate. These new charges can carry enhanced sentencing, as well as prevent offenders from being cite released prior to their court appearance. 

During this operation, the H.O.P.E. Team focused on individuals with significant mental illnesses to link them with restorative mental health pathways. The results of the operation are as follow and where Proposition 36 is applied: 

• 36 individuals currently experiencing homelessness were contacted by the H.O.P.E. team
• 10 individuals accepted referral information to assistance programs
• 2 individuals were connected with local service providers
• 2 individuals were housed (A mother and two year old child).
• 6 individuals were arrested for outstanding warrants and various narcotics related offenses.
• 1 individual was arrested for HS 11395 (b)(1) , possession of a controlled substance with two prior convictions, a felony under Proposition 36 in the State of California.

The H.O.P.E. Team and other aligned resources will continue similar operations throughout the County over the next year, thanks to special "Community Concerns" funding, approved by the County Board of Supervisors. This funding allows the Sheriff's Department to address topics of concern, such as homelessness, mental illness, and community safety for county residents.

If you know of individuals experiencing homelessness who need services, please contact the H.O.P.E. Team at (909) 387-0623 or hope@sbcsd.org.

Refer: The H.O.P.E. Team       
Station: Community Service & Reentry Division
Phone No. (909) 387-0623
Case No. N/A
DATE/TIME: November 21, 2025, 6:00 a.m., - 4:00 p.m.,
INCIDENT: Outreach Operation
LOCATION: Cities of Loma Linda/ Grand Terrace/ County Area San Bernardino  

Source: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department