City Councilwoman Allison Patton has been one of the point people for the city’s efforts to deal with homelessness. Inweekly asked her what did you learn from Dr. Joe Savage’s visit to Pensacola. Savage is the regional director for the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.“My biggest takeaway was that we need to collaborate not only as a CoC (Continuum of Care) and as providers but as a local government and as a community,” Patton said.