December 31, 2021 | Chris Nichols
The city-sanctioned Safe Ground camp would be the first in Sacramento to open on private property. It would close after three months.
December 13, 2021 | Chris Nichols
Unhoused people camped outside City Hall on Sunday night as strong winds and rain descended on the Sacramento region. Officials had opened the building’s lobby as a warming center late last week, but closed it Saturday morning.
December 9, 2021 | Chris Nichols
The city will open two centers starting Thursday night to provide shelter for homeless residents and those without heat as a cold front arrives.
December 6, 2021
In the new episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast.” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon interview Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on his “right to housing” proposal to reduce homelessness.
November 16, 2021
Gov. Newsom says the situation with homeless encampments is unacceptable. The state housing agency is funding more services, while Caltrans is clearing some camps. But advocates are wary.
October 18, 2021 | Janelle Salanga
Caltrans stopped encampment clean-ups in order to find solutions to help homeless people relocate.
October 5, 2021 | Megan Manata | Vicki Gonzalez
Since even before the pandemic began in 2020, the unhoused population in the state has grown. The city of Sacramento is working on using social workers instead of police for crisis calls.
August 24, 2021 | Chris Nichols
Sacramento County supervisors voted Tuesday to accept $5.3 million in state funds to extend Project Roomkey for three months. The program was set to end this month, but about 360 homeless residents remain at the motels.
August 13, 2021 | Janelle Salanga
It greenlights 20 sites for various housing options meant to serve Sacramento’s unhoused population. But Sacramento community members want the plan to emphasize safety and prioritization of affordable housing.
August 5, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-Tan | Janelle Salanga
The plan would expand Sacramento’s housing capacity for unhoused people through a variety of options. But questions remain about the equitable distribution of sites and what happens after people cycle through temporary housing.
