Housing and HomelessnessAmid deficit, Newsom proposes California spend less to solve homelessness and create affordable housingMay 10, 2024Faced 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 HomelessnessCounting Sacramento County’s homeless: Volunteers set out across region for biennial Point-In-Time CountJanuary 25, 2024 | Chris NicholsHundreds 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 GovernmentState program to clear homeless encampments show signs of success, but housing remains elusiveJanuary 18, 2024A 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 HomelessnessDowntown Sacramento’s Capitol Park Hotel reopens as homeless housing, but at a high costJanuary 18, 2024 | Chris NicholsThe 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 GovernmentSupreme Court will hear case about homeless encampments, with huge implications for CaliforniaJanuary 12, 2024The 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 GovernmentCabin-sized homeless shelters showcased at state Capitol, promoted as temporary solutionJanuary 11, 2024 | Chris NicholsPallet 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 HomelessnessDowntown Sacramento motel transforms into permanent homeless housing, after two years and $31 millionJanuary 8, 2024 | Chris NicholsSacramento 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 HomelessnessSacramento memorial to honor ‘unhoused neighbors,’ as this year’s homeless death total nears 200December 20, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe event will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday outside Sacramento City Hall at 915 I St.
Housing and HomelessnessSacramento County to open second tiny home village for unhoused residents in South SacramentoDecember 14, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe county’s temporary shelter will provide unhoused residents with private cabin-sized homes along with meals, laundry, security, health and case management services.
Housing and HomelessnessSacramento mayoral candidate denounces DA’s legal fight against city over homelessness responseDecember 11, 2023 | Chris NicholsSacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho has launched a series of legal actions against the city of Sacramento, saying it has failed to enforce its own public safety and anti-camping laws. Mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer condemned the actions.
