May 12, 2021
With a budget surplus bonanza, Gov. Newsom calls for spending $12 billion more to end homelessness in California. One idea: expanding motel conversions, an emergency plan during the pandemic.
December 17, 2019
Many cities around the country are grappling with how to help those who are homeless. People who live outside intersect with many city and county services. What’s that like at the holidays? We’ll hear from officials in Sacramento, Modesto and Reno.
December 17, 2019
Boise, Idaho appealed the Ninth Circuit Court’s ruling that ticketing homeless people sleeping on the street is unconstitutional. But, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case. How is Sacramento responding?
January 29, 2019 | Nick Miller
Workers will put in 24 hours a week for 10 weeks, earning $12 an hour and also acquiring certificates that could help them transition into construction jobs.
January 29, 2019 | Bert Johnson
Ben Avey of Sacramento Steps Forward previews the 2019 Point in Time Count, which tallies unsheltered Sacramentans. Grace Loescher updates on the 100 Day Challenge to Tackle Homelessness, which aims to provide housing solutions for 200 young people.
December 7, 2018 | Cody Drabble
Next week, the Hope Cooperative is launching "Possibilities," a new program for transition-age, homeless youth in Sacramento.
December 4, 2018
The city of Sacramento's homeless triage shelter will stay open through at least mid-July, and there's a possibility more shelters will open next year throughout the city.
September 5, 2018
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that cities can't prosecute people for sleeping on the streets if they have nowhere else to go.
September 4, 2018
California doesn’t define homelessness as a protected class in the workplace.
June 28, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
There are about 2,000 people who sleep outside every night in Sacramento County. A new triage shelter between Del Paso Boulevard and the American River has provided a look at what's possible when caregivers are allowed time and resources to help.
