‘We Really Want To Figure This Out.’ Sacramento City, County Government Divided In Struggle To Confront Homelessness CrisisFebruary 12, 2021 | Chris Nichols | Ed FletcherAdvocates 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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento To Open Homeless Warming Center, But Only For A NightDecember 29, 2020 | Kris HooksIt’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.
Homeless Sacramento County Residents Who Died In 2020 Remembered At VigilDecember 22, 2020 | Chris NicholsAdvocates read the names of more than 90 homeless people who died on the streets and in homeless shelters this year during a ceremony. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento To Expand Efforts To Bring Homeless Residents Indoors During Winter, Mayor SaysDecember 15, 2020 | Chris NicholsMayor Darrell Steinberg’s announcement follows repeated calls to ease the criteria for opening warming centers in the city and county.
State Government‘It Is Inhumane’: Advocates For Sacramento Homeless Say Criteria For Opening Warming Centers Must ChangeNovember 17, 2020 | Chris NicholsTemperatures 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.
Health CareTriple-Digit Heat Poses Major Health Risk, Especially to Sacramento’s Most VulnerableAugust 18, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaIn Sacramento, people who are unhoused or who live in neighborhoods with fewer trees face a higher risk of heat-related illness and death.
Mayor Steinberg Unveils $62 Million Plan to Address Sacramento’s Homeless CrisisAugust 17, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanThe 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.
As Sacramento County Homeless Deaths Rise, African-Americans Are OverrepresentedAugust 5, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanUnhoused 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.
'Someone Will Contract The Virus Here:' Meet Homeless Californians Trying To Survive A PandemicMay 3, 2020People who are homeless in California share their stories of being unhoused during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Sacramento City, County Leaders Approve $15 Million Plan To Keep COVID-19 From Spreading In Homeless PopulationApril 8, 2020 | Chris NicholsThe joint city-county plan focuses on keeping existing homeless shelters safe and opening hundreds of motel rooms for those who are infected or most at risk.
