February 12, 2021 | Chris Nichols
The report found the state’s Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council has yet to set priorities or a timeline for achieving its 18 statutory goals despite being established more than three years ago.
February 12, 2021 | Chris Nichols | Ed Fletcher
Advocates for Sacramento’s homeless residents say city and county officials failed to provide adequate emergency shelter before last month’s powerful storm. Only now are city officials taking more aggressive steps.
December 29, 2020 | Kris Hooks
It’s unclear how many people will be allowed into the center. The city has previously said that the library galleria would hold up to 60 unhoused people with social distancing.
December 22, 2020 | Chris Nichols
Advocates read the names of more than 90 homeless people who died on the streets and in homeless shelters this year during a ceremony.
December 15, 2020 | Chris Nichols
Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s announcement follows repeated calls to ease the criteria for opening warming centers in the city and county.
November 17, 2020 | Chris Nichols
Temperatures must hit 32 degrees or less for three consecutive nights before warming centers open in the Sacramento region. Advocates say the threshold should be less stringent.
August 18, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
In Sacramento, people who are unhoused or who live in neighborhoods with fewer trees face a higher risk of heat-related illness and death.
August 17, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-Tan
The majority of Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s $62.6 million plan will go towards providing permanent housing for the 1,100 people currently living in motels as well as help for low-income residents in danger of eviction.
August 5, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-Tan
Unhoused African Americans made up a disproportionate number of homeless deaths last year, according to a yearly report from the Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness.
May 3, 2020
People who are homeless in California share their stories of being unhoused during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
