Housing and HomelessnessVolunteers needed to count Sacramento County’s homeless population in JanuaryDecember 11, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe county’s biennial Point-In-Time Count collects demographic information about people experiencing homelessness. Results are used to determine state and federal funding for homeless services.
Sacramento County launches first-of-its-kind mobile clinic for pets of unhoused residentsDecember 6, 2023 | Chris NicholsKnown as the PAWS Clinic, the free service will focus on spaying and neutering pets while also providing vaccinations and caring for sick and injured animals. The clinic will visit local homeless shelters and encampments.
EnvironmentSacramento DA adds environmental claims to lawsuit against city over homelessness responseDecember 6, 2023 | Mike HagertySacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho amended a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento, saying unhoused residents pollute rivers and streams. Homeless advocates say recent studies show that’s untrue.
Tiny homes for unhoused residents likely won’t be placed at Cal Expo, after allDecember 5, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe state-owned site had been discussed for some of the 350 cabin-sized shelters Governor Gavin Newsom promised for Sacramento this past spring. Officials have proposed using a county-owned site on Watt Avenue.
State GovernmentSacramento region eyes new round of homeless encampment fundsNovember 29, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe state’s Encampment Resolution Funding program requires cities and counties to come up with plans for how to shelter or house people living in the camps.
Sacramento shelter launches ‘Adopt a Cabin’ program to raise funds for homeless youthNovember 9, 2023 | Chris NicholsDonations will fund repairs, maintenance, landscaping and new community porches at The Grove, which opened in North Sacramento three years ago and serves unhoused youth ages 18 to 24.
Sacramento County approves homeless safe parking program in North HighlandsNovember 8, 2023 | Kristin LamLocated on Watt Avenue, the site is expected to provide safe parking for up to 30 people experiencing homelessness.
Health CareOne-third of homeless veterans live in California. Newsom is backing a new plan to help themNovember 8, 2023California’s population of homeless veterans has plateaued despite billions of dollars in state spending to create housing. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to shift the state’s resources to focus on veterans with serious mental health conditions.
Sacramento’s X Street shelter has served nearly 800 people. But finding them housing is a bigger challengeNovember 6, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe shelter opened in September 2021 on the W-X corridor south of downtown and Midtown, home to one of the city’s largest concentrations of illegal encampments.
Elk Grove opens city-funded winter homeless shelter in Old Town districtNovember 2, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe 24/7 facility is located on Elk Grove Boulevard at Waterman Road. It will operate through March and is funded by a local tax measure approved by voters last year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
