Several cooling centers open in Sacramento region amid dangerously hot weatherJune 9, 2022 | Chris NicholsIn addition to designated cooling sites, public libraries and community centers offer people a place to escape the heat.
Sacramento County is exploring plans for new homeless shelters. But will they ever get built?May 27, 2022 | Chris NicholsFollowing numerous calls from residents worried about proposed homeless shelter sites, the county issued a news release saying no decision would be made without extensive community input.
Job program provides some hope in neighborhood at center of Sacramento’s homelessness crisisMay 16, 2022 | Chris NicholsSacramento’s River District Business Association has hired several homeless and formerly homeless people to help clean up trash at neighborhood encampments.
South Sacramento tiny home village for homeless residents delayed after neighborhood oppositionApril 29, 2022 | Chris NicholsOpponents said they were concerned the project would be a magnet for more drug use, thefts and vandalism in the neighborhood. The delay means it won’t open until the end of November at the earliest, officials said.
Taking stock of a growing crisis: Sacramento conducts first homeless count since 2019March 4, 2022 | Chris NicholsThe final count will be released in a report this spring and will help determine federal funding for the Sacramento region’s homeless shelters, housing and services. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentNewsom proposes plan to compel people with severe mental illness into treatmentMarch 3, 2022 | Nicole NixonThe program, called “CARE Court,” is meant to address the worsening homelessness crisis, but members of Newsom’s administration say it would also be open to sheltered people who need treatment.
State GovernmentU.S. Sen. Alex Padilla wants to take California’s Project Homekey nationalFebruary 25, 2022 | Nicole NixonThe Housing for All Act is modeled after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Project Homekey, which converted thousands of hotels into long-term housing during the pandemic. It would spend more than a half-trillion dollars over the next decade on affordable housing.
With freezing temperatures coming, here's where to find a Sacramento warming centerFebruary 22, 2022 | Chris NicholsThe National Weather Service expects Thursday morning will be the coldest, with temperatures as low as 25 degrees in the Sacramento area
Sacramento city, county considering ballot proposals outlawing homeless encampments on public propertyFebruary 22, 2022 | Chris NicholsThe measures would bar homeless people from living in parks, on sidewalks or other public property once shelter space is offered — but only after enough shelter is built.
American River advocates demand Sacramento remove homeless camps. But the county’s authority is limitedFebruary 10, 2022 | Chris NicholsThe county’s chief park ranger says it’s a slow process and his authority is limited. But the regional parks department also removed more than 1,600 camps last year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
