Housing and Homelessness Amid deficit, Newsom proposes California spend less to solve homelessness and create affordable housing May 10, 2024 Faced with a multibillion dollar budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in additional cuts to housing and homelessness programs.
Housing and Homelessness Counting Sacramento County’s homeless: Volunteers set out across region for biennial Point-In-Time Count January 25, 2024 | Chris Nichols Hundreds of volunteers took part in Sacramento County’s homeless Point-In-Time Count this week. The biennial survey provides an estimate for the county’s overall homeless population and is required to receive federal homeless funding.
State Government Dream for All: Down payment assistance for first-time California homebuyers relaunches with new lottery January 23, 2024 State officials hope a lottery and an emphasis on first-generation homebuyers will make California’s most generous down payment assistance program more equitable.
State Government State program to clear homeless encampments show signs of success, but housing remains elusive January 18, 2024 A multi-year, $750 million program aimed at doing away with homeless encampments has had mixed results throughout California. Local leaders say ongoing funding is needed.
Housing and Homelessness Downtown Sacramento’s Capitol Park Hotel reopens as homeless housing, but at a high cost January 18, 2024 | Chris Nichols The 110-year-old structure has been renovated and will also provide supportive services. But critics say the $76 million cost to renovate the historic building and its 134 studio apartments is far too high.
State Government Supreme Court will hear case about homeless encampments, with huge implications for California January 12, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that has implications for how much power California officials have over homeless camps. It will rule on current precedent later this year.
State Government Cabin-sized homeless shelters showcased at state Capitol, promoted as temporary solution January 11, 2024 | Chris Nichols Pallet is one of five companies the state selected to build 1,200 tiny homes Governor Gavin Newsom promised last March for communities across the state including Sacramento. That promise has yet to be fulfilled.
Housing and Homelessness Downtown Sacramento motel transforms into permanent homeless housing, after two years and $31 million January 8, 2024 | Chris Nichols Sacramento Central Studios at H and 12th streets is the city’s third motel-conversion project funded by the state’s Homekey initiative and the first downtown. The others are in South Sacramento and Natomas.
Housing and Homelessness Sacramento memorial to honor ‘unhoused neighbors,’ as this year’s homeless death total nears 200 December 20, 2023 | Chris Nichols The event will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday outside Sacramento City Hall at 915 I St.
Housing and Homelessness Sacramento County to open second tiny home village for unhoused residents in South Sacramento December 14, 2023 | Chris Nichols The county’s temporary shelter will provide unhoused residents with private cabin-sized homes along with meals, laundry, security, health and case management services.
Mayors Darrell Steinberg And Michael Tubbs On Addressing HomelessnessJanuary 14, 2020In Gov. Newsom’s new budget there’s a major push to fund initiatives to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Cities and counties will be required to partner with the state in this effort. Two mayors discuss what they hope to do. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wave Of New Housing Laws Set To Take Effect This YearJanuary 8, 2020New state laws are set to take effect, all related to some aspect of housing: from prohibiting landlords rejecting tenants who use vouchers, to easing construction of granny flats, to the building of high density housing near jobs and transit. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Explores Tiny Homes As A Partial Solution to HomelessnessOctober 30, 2019In an appearance on Insight last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal for a future campus of tiny homes to begin to address housing the City’s burgeoning homeless population. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Lawmakers Tackle Housing Issues Impacting RentersJune 10, 2019CALmatters Data and Housing Reporter Matt Levin looks at how renters fared in the current legislative session: what bills were discussed, which ones died and what survived. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Dream: The Cost Of Living In CaliforniaMay 8, 2018Why does it cost so much to live in California? CALmatters data reporter Matt Levin explains why housing costs are so high. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
