Sacramento’s Plan To Build 20 New Shelter Sites For Homeless Residents Gets Approval, Draws CriticismAugust 13, 2021 | Janelle SalangaIt 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.
Sacramento Mayor Releases Plans To Shelter Homeless Residents At 20 SitesAugust 5, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-Tan | Janelle SalangaThe 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.
As Sacramento Summers Heat Up, Community Members Help To Keep Neighbors CoolJuly 28, 2021 | Janelle SalangaThe city’s cooling centers have been underutilized during past heat waves, but some community members say that’s because the centers don’t cast a wide enough net around outlying neighborhoods. They’re stepping up to run their own.
Amid Sacramento’s Highest Temperatures, Water Needed For City’s Unhoused PopulationJuly 16, 2021 | Janelle SalangaClean, cold drinking water is an essential need during Northern California’s heat waves. But for Sacramento’s unhoused population, getting it isn’t always an easy task, so community members step in.
Sacramento Opening Cooling Centers As Another Wave Of Dangerous Heat ArrivesJuly 8, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe centers will be open through the weekend when temperatures are expected to peak across the Sacramento region, ranging from 100 degrees up to 115 degrees.
Despite The Heat, Few Take Advantage Of Sacramento Cooling CentersJune 18, 2021 | Chris NicholsAltogether, about 30 people showed up to city and county cooling facilities on the first two days of the heat wave. Advocates say more must be done to advertise the facilities and provide transportation.
State Government‘I’m Going To Be Here For A While’: One Man’s Journey From The Streets To A New HomeJune 17, 2021 | Chris NicholsTens of thousands of homeless Californians are moving on from state-funded Project Roomkey motels where they took shelter during the worst of the pandemic. But as of June, only about 30% had been placed in permanent or temporary housing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Wait Continues For Sacramento’s Year-Round Emergency Shelters To Help Protect Homeless ResidentsJune 10, 2021 | Chris NicholsDespite repeated calls for action and the deaths of several unhoused people last winter, the city has yet to open year-round emergency cooling or warming centers.
State GovernmentFour Things To Know About The California Budget DealJune 2, 2021California Assembly and Senate budget leaders announce a budget deal that includes stimulus checks, more in-state students at UC campuses and more money for public health and undocumented immigrants.
State GovernmentCalifornia Agencies Charged With Combating Homelessness Lack Oversight And Coordination, State Audit FindsFebruary 12, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe 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.
