Health Care Sacramento's street medicine teams bring health care directly to unsheltered residents December 28, 2022 | Kate Wolffe Last year Sacramento saw an unprecedented number of homeless deaths city-wide. Groups like Sacramento Street Medicine are hoping to help cut that number down by visiting encampments and directly connecting unsheltered residents to health care. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento re-opens motel program, warming centers during winter storms December 28, 2022 | Nick Miller | Janelle Salanga With continued rain in Sacramento’s forecast, city and county officials have activated severe weather response programs to help those seeking relief from cold, wet weather.
Sacramento warming centers to remain open as more rain, cold weather arrive December 12, 2022 | Chris Nichols The city will keep open the Outreach and Engagement Center on Auburn Boulevard and the lobby of the North Fifth Street Shelter in the River District through December 16th.
More street medicine teams tackle the homeless health care crisis December 8, 2022 Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.
‘When they took the foundation, everything started crumbling’: California group fights eminent domain, racism December 7, 2022 Where is My Land aims to help Black families regain property, sometimes decades after a government takes it. Though hundreds seek this help, founder Kavon Ward says her group focuses on a few cases at a time.
Sacramento city and county approve homelessness partnership December 6, 2022 | Chris Nichols | Kristin Lam The city and county of Sacramento approved a homeless services partnership agreement, which lasts for five years and was spurred by the city’s Emergency Shelter and Enforcement Act.
Facing freezing temps, dozens visit the city of Sacramento's warming centers December 6, 2022 | Kate Wolffe The warming centers were activated at the city's Outreach and Engagement Center on Auburn Boulevard and the North Fifth Street Shelter lobby on Nov. 28. Both locations will remain open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. through Dec. 8.
City and county of Sacramento reach ‘long overdue’ deal on addressing homelessness December 1, 2022 | Chris Nichols The agreement must still be approved next Tuesday by the Sacramento City Council and County Board of Supervisors. The deal is also key to implementing voter-approved Measure O.
‘Camp Resolution’ gets a reprieve: City delays plans to clear large homeless camp in North Sacramento November 17, 2022 | Chris Nichols Residents at what’s known as Camp Resolution say they’ll continue to occupy the city-owned site at Colfax Street and Arden Way, even though their future remains in limbo.
ACLU says Sacramento’s Measure O has “major loophole” in providing shelter. Supporters of the law disagree November 4, 2022 | Chris Nichols If approved, Measure O would ban homeless encampments from public property in the city of Sacramento. Supporters say no enforcement could take place unless the city first offers an available shelter space.
Mayors Darrell Steinberg And Michael Tubbs On Addressing HomelessnessJanuary 14, 2020In Gov. Newsom’s new budget there’s a major push to fund initiatives to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Cities and counties will be required to partner with the state in this effort. Two mayors discuss what they hope to do. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wave Of New Housing Laws Set To Take Effect This YearJanuary 8, 2020New state laws are set to take effect, all related to some aspect of housing: from prohibiting landlords rejecting tenants who use vouchers, to easing construction of granny flats, to the building of high density housing near jobs and transit. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Explores Tiny Homes As A Partial Solution to HomelessnessOctober 30, 2019In an appearance on Insight last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal for a future campus of tiny homes to begin to address housing the City’s burgeoning homeless population. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Lawmakers Tackle Housing Issues Impacting RentersJune 10, 2019CALmatters Data and Housing Reporter Matt Levin looks at how renters fared in the current legislative session: what bills were discussed, which ones died and what survived. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Dream: The Cost Of Living In CaliforniaMay 8, 2018Why does it cost so much to live in California? CALmatters data reporter Matt Levin explains why housing costs are so high. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
